Hmm, I tried it, and it's a big improvement for the use of the world
menu, and the list menus. 

What still bugs me a little, is that it doesn't help the text menus
because no matter what I do, I can't give the menus for a text pane the
keyboard focus. Am I just missing something here?

This is a real pity, because the most important time to have keyboard
control of menus is when you hand isn't on the mouse, which is when
you're inserting text.

Do you have any ideas on this?

Daniel

chris at funkyobjects.org wrote:
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> Date:			26 March 2003
> Author:			Chris Muller
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> I absolutely love the filtered menu list.  Use of the keyboard puts the
> burden of scanning for desired menu items on the computer instead of on
> my tired eyes.
> 
> This simple enhancement streamlines the use of the keyboard to the last
> degree by selecting the first of the filtered items.  Instead of
> reaching for the arrow keys, your desired selection is highlighed much
> sooner, allowing you to smack the Enter key and keep your hands in the
> typing position.  Try it, you can go faster!!"!
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