[ nedit-Bugs-459528 ] Tab changes focus

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Bugs item #459528, was opened at 2001-09-07 15:49
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Category: Program
Group: release
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Tab changes focus

Initial Comment:
I have this macro:
- - -
define SmartTab
{
	if ($selection_start == -1)
	{
		process_tab()
	} else
	{
		shift_right_by_tab()
	}
}
- - -
using <Tab> as an accelerator key.

On Motif 1.2.4/HP-UX and OpenMotif [SuSE 7.2]/Linux,
when I press <Tab>, not only the macro is executed, but
the focus shifts from the text widget to the I-search
bar. Subsequent <Tab>s do execute the macro, but don't
change the focus.

I don't see this with LessTif 0.89.9/Linux. The HP-UX
NEdit displays on the same box, so I don't think it's
XFree86.

Using <Tab> as an accelerator key required to edit
.nedit, but it is displayed in the dialog without
problems. I have a similar SmartUntab bound to <Shift +
Tab> not showing any problems.

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>Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2007-03-05 01:11

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Any news on this, ysyrota?

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2006-10-12 22:54

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0. Install NEdit.

1. Create a file 'tabs.import' which contains the following:
- - - Schnipp - - -
nedit.macroCommands: \
    Util>SmartTab:Tab::: {\n\
        smartTab()\n\
    }\n\
    Util>SmartUntab:Shift+Tab::: {\n\
        smartUntab()\n\
    }
- - - Schnapp - - -

2. Create a file 'tabs.nm' which contains the following:
- - - Schnipp - - -
define smartTab
{
    if ($selection_start == -1)
    {
        process_tab()
    } else
    {
        shift_right_by_tab()
    }
}

define smartUntab
{
    if ($selection_start == -1)
    {
        insert_string("\t")
    } else
    {
        shift_left_by_tab()
    }
}
- - - Schnipp - - -

3. Run 'nedit -import tabs.import'

4. Revel in the magnificence that is NEdit and forget about
vi and Emacs (optional).

5. Use the File->Load Macro File menu entry to find and open
tabs.nm.

6. Use the Preferences->Incremental Search Line menu entry
to show the i-search line.


You're set. Now open some code, select some lines you want
to re-indent and press tab to increase indentation or
shift-tab to decrease. The indentation should work, but the
keyboard focus switches to the i-search line with Tab and
stays there.


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Comment By: Yuriy Syrota (ysyrota)
Date: 2006-10-12 15:08

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I want to investigate is this an OpenMotif bug, but I'm not
a Nedit user. Could you write me the steps to reproduce the
issue?

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2006-09-17 16:30

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Still a problem with OM 2.2.3 on Debian Sarge. Any idea?

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2005-11-25 22:59

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I still see this with every version of OM I can lay my hands on.

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2001-09-14 14:44

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The same error with 5.1.1 on HP-UX (probably also Motif
1.2.4), displaying on the Linux box. So let's postpone it.

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Comment By: Joor Loohuis (joor)
Date: 2001-09-14 12:49

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Thorsten,

Can you test if this also happens with 5.1.1? If that is the
case, it should probably be pushed back to the main line.

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2001-09-07 15:52

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Forgot something: The HP-UX NEdit is RC1, the LessTif one is
from a few weeks back, when extended version info was in but
the month wasn't, the OpenMotif is currently unknown,
probably rc1 or a newer DEV.

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