Tabs - please can something be selected/focused? [#8085]

[MM3 monkey]

I feel that when you select a tab (one that you've already made), SOMETHING should be selected down below. I mean, if I choose one of my Music tree-node as the tab, I would like that Music node selected once I click the tab. That way I could start using the arrow keys to navigate around MM. I haven't thought it through and perhaps others would like the focus to be on the main track browser window or leave it as it is but that's my feeling right now.

The reason is that you can use tabs to quickly get to commonly-used nodes. Often the tree has one long node expanded (or many nodes) so i involves a bit of mouse clicking to get back to e.g. your Music node. By clicking on the Music tab, the Music files are now listed in the main window, but I still need to do another mouse click to start navigating around.

[nynaevelan]

When you setup the tab did you have the particular node selected? This works for me, I have three setup for me to jump to that node/playlist right away.

Nyn

[MM3 monkey]

Thanks, I didn't think of that. But I've just tried it and it doesn't seem to work.

The node is selected but not focused if you see what I mean. It's not highlighted. I need to click on it to browse down the tree with my keyboard.

[nynaevelan]

Aah, I see what you mean, I didn't catch that because I do not navigate with the keyboard. And yes I am seeing that same behavior here.

Nyn

[MM3 monkey]

Yeah, it just seems a waste of an opportunity. Some people might want the 'track browser'/main window focused instead of the tree node, I don't know. But it's just that NOTHING is focused at the moment.

You can hit Shift+Tab or hit Tab 4 times, of course.

[rusty]

Thanks. Tracked here:
http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=8085

-Rusty

[rusty]

Mostly fixed in 1402 (though a couple of niggles unrelated to the original report remain).

Thanks again.

-Rusty