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[dev oct 15] I noticed in recent builds that the Tab key in the New From Template wizard no longer moves you from the Template chooser tree in the first panel to the Buttons (Next etc.). This is not so bad once you realize that after pressing Tab to lose KB focus on the tree you can press Enter to continue (default button is Next). However I find in today's build that sometimes even after hitting Tab and there is no tree KB focus, Enter does nothing (just beeps), and hitting Tab again also just beeps. [Linux 2.2.12 Enlight. + Gnome, JDK 1.3.1] This makes it impossible to continue with the keyboard. Switching to a different Enlight. virtual desktop and back makes it possible to continue with Enter. Perhaps something about losing and then regaining window focus controls this.
Note that *only* using Ctrl-Alt-Right (i.e. KB shortcuts) to switch Enlightenment desktops gives you back KB abilities in NFT wizard. Giving another window focus (by moving mouse, sloppy focus) or moving the mouse into another virtual desktop does not work.
The problem is that JEditorPane, which displays template description, gets focus without any indication. It consumes Enter and Tab, so for moving focus to next component press Ctrl+Tab (just like for moving focus from editable text area) or press Ctrl+Enter to invoke default button. I agree that non editable editor pane should not consume Enter and Tab key. But that is JDK problem and we will not workaround it.
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> verified.
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.