I have created a “Prompt for User Input” dialog with a selector box, but I can’t navigate it with the arrow keys, even though the selector box has focus.
Sometimes if I hit the up-arrow first, I can then select the option I want with return.
I guess I tripped up a bug.
What about Tab and Shift-Tab?
Tab and ⇧Tab works as it should, it moves focus from selector box, to cancel button, and to ok button in that order.
Pressing down-arrow on the selector box opens it, but any further use of arrow keys is moot, except sometimes when I press up-arrow first(after open) - but that doesn’t work each time.
Hey David,
You mean a pop-up menu when you say “selector box”?
Try opening the pop-up menu with the keyboard.
↑ or ↑ or ⇥
Then press ⌘.
Then try again to navigate with the keyboard.
Please report whether or not that works.
-Chris
Yes I mean a popup menu.
Pressing ⌘. kinda works, sometimes it just closes the popup, but most of the times it works.
Hey David,
Actually it should close the pop-up.
Okay. Peter and I have discussed this problem in a different context.
Thanks for reporting the issue with the user-input action pop-up menu.
Peter does not have a fix at this time. It may be an OSX issue rather than a KM issue that he can do something about, so don’t hold your breath.
Note that keyboard access to buttons and other widgets is non-standard behavior on the Mac. It requires that the Turn keyboard access on or off setting be turned ON in the System Preferences > Shortcuts > Keyboard panel.
When reporting issue that involve this feature it’s a good idea to mention it. Many people don’t even know it exists.
-Chris
True, even though I suspect that most of the users of Keyboard Maestro knows about it, and have it turned on.
I’d be surprised - I don’t have it turned on for example.