JohanB wrote:1. Can I have a shortcut key to close the viewer?
Yes, completely agree with the need for a key to close the standalone (popup) LifeViewer.
JohanB wrote:[esc] would be ideal but you've already used that for pause,
seeing as there are many other keys also assigned to pause, I'd still like to campaign for [esc] = close.
I agree [esc] feels like the natural choice for close. The reason it's used for pause is because Golly does and where possible I try to duplicate the shortcut keys. Of course Golly (and the inline LifeViewer) have no ability or need to close.
The options are:
- [esc] closes the standalone LifeViewer but pauses playback on the inline LifeViewers
- [esc] closes the standalone LifeViewer and does nothing on the inline LifeViewers
- we pick a different shortcut key
Feel free to vote!
JohanB wrote:2. Is it not possible to have the viewer grab the keyboard focus when it starts?
It is possible but I found it annoying especially since the focus would include the mouse.
- If I press [space] did I want to toggle playback on the LifeViewer or have the browser page down?
- If there are multiple inline LifeViewers on a page which do I want to interact with?
- If I scroll the mouse wheel do I want to scroll the browser page or zoom the LifeViewer display?
To remove these types of ambiguities you have to explicitly "Click to control" the LifeViewer (and it automatically loses focus as the mouse moves off it).
JohanB wrote:In all other respects LifeViewer is a joy to work with. I esp like the scroll edit controls, very nice piece of UI.
Great, many thanks for the feedback.