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Mousless iCal event editing
Authored by: osxpounder on May 04, '06 02:47:42PM

Great hint, because you never can tell when keyboard navigation is going to work -- its implementation is spotty across Apple's apps and the OS, too. Sometimes I don't try because my expectations are so low.

Last night I wanted to delete some iTunes, and I couldn't use the keyboard to tab the focus to any of the buttons on the dialog that asks whether I want to move them to the trash, or just remove them from the list. Eventually I realized Cmd-M would trigger the "Move To Trash" button, but dangit, the tab and shift-tab keys should always work, on all dialog boxes. This happens all across OSX software.

Final Cut Pro is amazingly crummy about this, considering it's a pro video editor that's meant for people who do tedious, wrist-numbing work and really appreciate keyboard alternatives. But you can't navigate the Marker dialog with the keyboard. Crazy.

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