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Bug 85060 - A11Y - Inside Diff, can't switch between left and right windows
Summary: A11Y - Inside Diff, can't switch between left and right windows
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: utilities
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Diff (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: diff-issues@utilities
URL:
Keywords: A11Y
: 82605 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2006-09-15 23:49 UTC by pchen
Modified: 2007-07-26 10:53 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description pchen 2006-09-15 23:49:08 UTC 
I want to view the DIFF with the expected output.  Somehow I got inside the DIFF
window but there is no way to switch back and forth between left and right
windows with keyboard alone.
Comment 1 Jun Qian 2006-09-18 19:38:48 UTC 
Could you please verify if you have the same problem with the normal Diff View?
(Just select two files and invoke Tools->Diff from the context menu).

If so, then this is a bug in the IDE. Please reassign to the appropriate module.
If not, please reopen this issue.
Comment 2 pchen 2006-09-20 08:50:56 UTC 
with two files with the normal Diff view I can't get cursor to the right-side
windows without using the mouse.

Reassigning to the appropriate module.
Comment 3 wchui 2006-10-11 22:32:50 UTC 
*** Issue 82605 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 4 Maros Sandor 2007-01-08 12:20:40 UTC 
jpavlicek: is this an a11y problem? If so, what shortcut is supposed to switch
between left and right diff panels.
Comment 5 Maros Sandor 2007-01-10 13:09:50 UTC 
We either make the left window not focusable without a cursor or define
shortcuts (such as CTRL+SHIFT + R and CTRL+SHIFT + L).
Comment 6 Josef Pavlicek 2007-01-10 13:20:01 UTC 
I suggest to do the left window focusable  with a cursor and we should use the
suggested shortcuts. On the usability study we will see, if it is better like
not focusable window  without a cursor. Remove this functionality we can
whenever we like.

Josef
Comment 7 Josef Pavlicek 2007-01-11 16:26:29 UTC 
Hi, I discussed the switching problem in the DIFF  viewer inside my and
usability team. The move from left window (component) to right is standard to
use  "TAB", from right to  left we should  use " SHIFT + TAB". If the left
window is light-gray and if is not editable, we should not show the cursor. This
is standard for Windows OS behavior. But, I don't see problem to have the cursor
here. That is not some usability bug to show to the user the cursor here from my
point of view.
Josef
Comment 8 Maros Sandor 2007-07-26 10:53:02 UTC 
I checked it and Tab and Shift-Tab work as they should according to the comment above.