id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	blockedby	blocking	notify_on_close	platform	project
703	Traverse command history with up/down arrows	olibclarke@…	Eric Pettersen	"Oliver points out that in Chimera if you click into the graphics window, then type a alphanumeric key then the command-line takes the focus (you can see it get an outline) and up and down arrow keys allow you to traverse the command history.  In ChimeraX this does not happen because typing in the graphics window does not give the command entry field the focus, and the up/down arrow keys cause selection promotion when the graphics window has the focus.  Apparently Oliver likes the Chimera behavior better although it is not clear which up/down arrow behavior is more often useful.  After clicking into the graphics window in Chimera the up/down arrow keys do not traverse command history until you press some other (non-special) key, because the focus switch to the command line does not happen until then.

Oliver requests that ChimeraX behave like Chimera 1.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Oliver Clarke
Subject: [chimerax-users] Inconsistencies in text entry behavior
Date: June 2, 2017 at 12:33:42 AM PDT
To: chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu

Hi,

The ChimeraX command line, similar to Chimera, is active no matter where the mouse cursor is positioned. So I can have a residue selected, and start typing a command directly - so far so good. 

However, in Chimera, once I start typing, I can then page through the command history, using the up arrow or shift-up to filter by substring. 

In ChimeraX, this doesn’t work - the command line receives text input, but in order to then page through the history, I need to actively click on the command line entry bar to activate it - it  would be good if this behavior was altered to that of regular chimera. 

Apologies for the vague description, hope that made sense!

Cheers
Oli
"	enhancement	closed	major		Command Line		fixed		goddard@…				all	ChimeraX