linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lxdialog:inputbox: Fix can't change selected button with Left/Right when input box selected

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Date:	Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:32:43 +0100
From:	"Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>
To:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>, mmarek@...e.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rdunlap@...otime.net, bp@...en8.de,
	sakiwit@...il.com, lacombar@...il.com,
	lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi, dave@....org,
	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com, crquan@...il.com, bpoirier@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lxdialog:inputbox: Fix can't change selected button with Left/Right when input box selected

Wang, All,

On Sunday 02 December 2012 Wang YanQing wrote:
> inputbox code don't support use Left/Right to change input
> position in the input box, so it use continue to skip them
> when input key is Left/Right, but use break for Up/Down, so
> we can change selected button with Up/Down but we can't do it
> with Left/Right key when input box selected.
> This patch fix it.

Although I do understand the motivation behind your change, may I suggest
that left/right are used to navigate *inside* the input field, so it is
possible to modify the text in place?

The nconf frontend allows editing text in place, so I find it disturbing
not to be able to do it in mconf.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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