Re: Keyboard Nav in Sys6.0.1

[unknown@apple.com (Matt Ackeret)]

In article <250mi4$2n8@news.ysu.edu> ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford) writes:
>typing that letter selects one of those files.  It selects one on the middle
>of the desk rather than in the top row.  If I type the same letter again a

	It selects the first icon, alphabetically, starting with the letter
you typed.

>different icon is hilited.  Now it gets funky.  If I type the same letter

	If you type the second letter within a short period of time, it 
will think you are trying to type multiple letters in a word, not single 
letters.

>Am I expecting too much or is keyboard nav an overblown feature?

	If you type multiple letters quickly, it will consider them all
part of the same 'word' and go to the icon that best matches what you 
have typed [though it will jump around while you're typing the word, since
there are different "best matches" depending on how many characters you type].

	Other than that, I don't really get what you're saying in the
explanation above. It sounds like you're hitting multiple characters 
quickly, and it thinks you're typing a whole word.

	If all else fails, wait a second or so, then start typing again..
or use the arrow keys to move around.  I find keyboard navigation _very_
helpful.  Only when I'm copying files or throwing files away do I use 
a mouse/trackball in the Finder.  This is in coalition with my OpenIt Finder
Extension though, so I can open deep folders (or applications in deep 
folders) without mouse (or keyboard) navigating down through a million
levels of folders. [OpenIt lets you type in a pathname of a folder or 
S16/SYS/EXE. It opens folders, or launches the other types.]
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