Comments on: Using Tab to Select Dialog Box Buttons in Mac OS X http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/ This Blog is Dead. It is an ex-Blog. It has shuffled off this mortal coil and joined the choir invisible. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-40988 Scott Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:55:31 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-40988 Thanks for that, it's been bugging me for a while. Adobe CS4 kind of works - I can now tab around the dialog buttons but while pressing the spacebar makes the highlighted button look like it gets pressed, it does nothing at all, and pressing Enter or Return just presses the default button as usual. Thanks Adobe :( Thanks for that, it’s been bugging me for a while. Adobe CS4 kind of works – I can now tab around the dialog buttons but while pressing the spacebar makes the highlighted button look like it gets pressed, it does nothing at all, and pressing Enter or Return just presses the default button as usual. Thanks Adobe :(

]]> By: fabrolino http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-39935 fabrolino Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:07:01 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-39935 thanks a million thanks a million

]]> By: James http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-37217 James Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:08:38 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-37217 THANK YOU! Macs clearly need some evolution and refining.... (unless apple just don't just us to be able to use more than one button?) J. THANK YOU!

Macs clearly need some evolution and refining….

(unless apple just don’t just us to be able to use more than one button?)

J.

]]> By: Nick http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-35138 Nick Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:18:21 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-35138 Hooley dooley...that's been bugging me for a while now. Thanks! Hooley dooley…that’s been bugging me for a while now. Thanks!

]]> By: Petrocket http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-30922 Petrocket Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:24:15 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-30922 Even after checking the radio button in system prefs I still couldn't tab between dialog buttons in CS3, however on the dialog above - the 'Close Window' dialog - I can hit cmd+d to choose "Don't Save" and cmd+c to choose "Cancel" In this case you're hitting the same number of keys and not using the mouse which is the win. Even after checking the radio button in system prefs I still couldn’t tab between dialog buttons in CS3, however on the dialog above – the ‘Close Window’ dialog – I can hit cmd+d to choose “Don’t Save” and cmd+c to choose “Cancel”

In this case you’re hitting the same number of keys and not using the mouse which is the win.

]]> By: Anton http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-30649 Anton Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:48:42 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-30649 P.S. to anyone else having my same problem (i.e. a designer who's infinitely more productive & efficient in a windows-environment)--my workaround has just been: select, cmd+c (copy), cmd+f (paste in front), cmd+shift+m (move). SIGH!. P.S. to anyone else having my same problem (i.e. a designer who’s infinitely more productive & efficient in a windows-environment)–my workaround has just been: select, cmd+c (copy), cmd+f (paste in front), cmd+shift+m (move).

SIGH!.

]]> By: Anton http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-30648 Anton Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:46:43 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-30648 ARGH! i was wondering why this wasn't working for me until i read further down the list of comments: the SOLE reason that i've been searching for this solution was so i could easily tab over to the "copy" button within the "Move" dialog in Illustrator CS4. looks like my search has ended, ultimately, in defeat... (Adobe NEVER fixes their user-reported bugs, regardless of how many come pouring in.) ARGH! i was wondering why this wasn’t working for me until i read further down the list of comments: the SOLE reason that i’ve been searching for this solution was so i could easily tab over to the “copy” button within the “Move” dialog in Illustrator CS4. looks like my search has ended, ultimately, in defeat… (Adobe NEVER fixes their user-reported bugs, regardless of how many come pouring in.)

]]> By: briancroxall http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-29097 briancroxall Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:10:58 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-29097 Wonderful to finally get the answer to this! Wonderful to finally get the answer to this!

]]> By: Daniel Glazman http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-28929 Daniel Glazman Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:27:06 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-28929 Switched from win to mac a few months ago, and that was a very annoying issue. thanks a lot for the hint. now if you happen to know how to make mac os x windows resizable from every edge and corner, I buy you a drink (seriously). Daniel Glazman Switched from win to mac a few months ago, and that was a very annoying issue. thanks a lot for the hint. now if you happen to know how to make mac os x windows resizable from every edge and corner, I buy you a drink (seriously).

Daniel Glazman

]]> By: Magere1 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-25019 Magere1 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:23:58 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/12/14/using-tab-to-select-dialog-box-buttons-in-mac-os-x/#comment-25019 Thanks - have been frustrated with this little issue - have been a Microsoft Man for far too long! Thanks – have been frustrated with this little issue – have been a Microsoft Man for far too long!

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