Comments Editor - OK and Cancel on Windows

BetterRed · 01-08-2022, 08:06 PM

Can someone remind me of how to 'press' 'the OK and Cancel buttons from the keyboard in the standalone Comments editor running under Windows 10.

I thought it was possible and I would have said the Alt+k and Alt+c accelerator key sequences would 'press' them, but that must be something else.

FWIW the Alt+h and Alt+n sequences switch to the HTML and Normal tabs, and Ctrl+Tab toggles between them. But other Alt+ sequences insert the character pressed with Alt, e.g. Alt+a inserts an 'a' in the text - which doesn't seem right to me.

Added: I want to edit my long-text Blurb columns in several hundred books - having to use the mouse is sub-optimal when editing text.

BR

ownedbycats · 01-08-2022, 08:28 PM

What happens if you use the tab key to navigate?

BetterRed · 01-08-2022, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

What happens if you use the tab key to navigate?

Tab alone key inserts a Tab char in the text, as I would expect it to.

BR

kovidgoyal · 01-08-2022, 11:27 PM

esc will cancel and pressing tab and then enter will accept the dialog. tab doesnt insert tabs, what would be the use of inserting a tab in an html document anyway.

BetterRed · 01-09-2022, 03:21 AM

Ah-ha - when I press Tab in Normal mode the Normal tab button 'lights up', but if I then hit the Enter key the text is saved - i.e. the OK button is 'pressed'. Seeing the 'Normal' button 'light up' confused me.

However when I press Tab in HTML mode a tab char would appear to be inserted in the html text - which as you say is pointless. If I switch to Normal there's no evidence of the inserted Tabs, nor when I switch back to HTML. This added to my confusion.

It's OK, now I know to switch to Normal mode, press Tab and Enter to save the edits. Been a while since I needed to edit the HTML code.

BR

davidfor · 01-09-2022, 07:08 AM

In similar situations, I have used shift-tab to get out of the text edit field to a field where pressing enter will press the OK button. But, the HTML editor is not seeing shift key and inserting a tab.

BetterRed · 01-09-2022, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

In similar situations, I have used shift-tab to get out of the text edit field to a field where pressing enter will press the OK button. But, the HTML editor is not seeing shift key and inserting a tab.

When editing Long Plain Text columns, if the Tab key is pressed a tab character is inserted. IMO that is perfectly valid, the column might contain a snippet of Python

BR

01-08-2022, 08:06 PM	#1
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,729 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Comments Editor - OK and Cancel on Windows Can someone remind me of how to 'press' 'the OK and Cancel buttons from the keyboard in the standalone Comments editor running under Windows 10. I thought it was possible and I would have said the Alt+k and Alt+c accelerator key sequences would 'press' them, but that must be something else. FWIW the Alt+h and Alt+n sequences switch to the HTML and Normal tabs, and Ctrl+Tab toggles between them. But other Alt+ sequences insert the character pressed with Alt, e.g. Alt+a inserts an 'a' in the text - which doesn't seem right to me. Added: I want to edit my long-text Blurb columns in several hundred books - having to use the mouse is sub-optimal when editing text. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 01-08-2022 at 08:10 PM.

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,975 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	What happens if you use the tab key to navigate?

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	esc will cancel and pressing tab and then enter will accept the dialog. tab doesnt insert tabs, what would be the use of inserting a tab in an html document anyway.

01-09-2022, 03:21 AM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,729 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Ah-ha - when I press Tab in Normal mode the Normal tab button 'lights up', but if I then hit the Enter key the text is saved - i.e. the OK button is 'pressed'. Seeing the 'Normal' button 'light up' confused me. However when I press Tab in HTML mode a tab char would appear to be inserted in the html text - which as you say is pointless. If I switch to Normal there's no evidence of the inserted Tabs, nor when I switch back to HTML. This added to my confusion. It's OK, now I know to switch to Normal mode, press Tab and Enter to save the edits. Been a while since I needed to edit the HTML code. BR

01-09-2022, 07:08 AM	#6
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	In similar situations, I have used shift-tab to get out of the text edit field to a field where pressing enter will press the OK button. But, the HTML editor is not seeing shift key and inserting a tab.