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Simon wrote:
Snip> 'No it doesn't. Reverse-image indicates the cursor position (i.e., the

entry that WILL be selected if the space-bar is used to make a 
selection). Selection is indicated by the selection indicator (in this 
case a radio button) if one is present or by highlight (not 
reverse-image) if *NOSLTIND is specified. Educate your users on correct 
interpretation of the visual feedback.'

I hd said in the original, it 'incorrectly indicated'. You are correct to
say that it was being 'incorrectly interpreted'. The interface is saying (to
the trained user) that there are currently 2 default selections, dependent
on which key you hit. Having a non-selected option stand out much more
significantly than the selected option seems confusing and
counter-intuitive. It may be working as designed, but the design is not
intuitive. My personal opinion is that the cursor should have automatically
been positioned at the pre-selected option, causing only one choice to stand
out from the others, so a 'first-time' user would not even have to think
about what had been selected. There would be no ambiguity.


Simon wrote:
Snip> 'I suppose you could.....use the CSRLOC keyword to position the cursor
to that choice--seems overkill to me.' 

I had ended up using 'CsrLoc' to position the cursor at the pre-selected
option. 

Thanks for letting me know that using the tab key to move between selections
was not possible

Tim Kredlo



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