[wxPython-users] gtk: combobox dropdown with alt-down

Robin Dunn robin at alldunn.com
Mon Mar 5 10:36:16 PST 2007


Franz Steinhaeusler wrote:
> On windows, I can open every time the combobox with alt-down.
> 
> On Linux only, if the focus is on the down arrow, but
> not if the focus is normal on the combobox edit box,
> and this only if i create the control with CB_DROPDOWN,
> which is not necessary on windows.
> 
> this is very annoying, to always have to use the mouse
> for that.
> 
> With keyboard only, I also cannot move the focus
> from the textfield to the arrow down field.
> 
> 

This is native widget behavior and wx doesn't try to impose any common 
functionality here.


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