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Re: JTable UI from User's

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Lew wrote:
> Stefan Ram wrote:
>> Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> writes:
>>> You could make him select and hit F2. or your might automatically jump
>>> to B1 when the user hits some key to terminate entering data for A1.
>>
>>   Yes. In Microsoft-< Excel, IIRC, this behavior can be
>>   configurated via an -+Options-2 dialog to move either
>>
>>     - not,
>>     - right,
>>     - left,
>>     - up, or
>>     - down.
> 
> The default direction is almost always not what I want.  When it moves I 
> want "ENTER" to leave me in the same cell, and when it doesn't I want 
> "ENTER" to move me right, for some parts of the sheet, or down, for others.
> 
> Having the software tell me which direction to move annoys me.  Having 
> it obey my choice is satisfying.
> 
> Having the cursor jump to another cell without letting the user choose 
> to configure the behavior is not good.
> 
As I recall, in Excel, Tab moves right, enter moves to the next row on 
the column that you last started typing in. For instance, if you click 
in cell A5, type, tab, type, tab, type, enter, you will end in cell B5, 
having typed in A5, A6, and A7.

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JTable UI from User's poi "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
  Re: JTable UI from User's "ram" <ram@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
    Re: JTable UI from User's "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
      Re: JTable UI from User's "ram" <ram@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
        Re: JTable UI from User's "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
          Re: JTable UI from User's "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:42 +0000
  Re: JTable UI from User's "RedGrittyBrick" <redgrittybrick@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:42 +0000

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