> On May 17, 2016, at 12:19 PM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
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>> On 17.05.2016, at 20:22, marcel.taeumel <Marcel.Taeumel at hpi.de> wrote:
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>> Hi Bert,
>> 
>> this would make list interaction awkward. Having to double-click an item if
>> it is in another list... :-/ I think that such extra activation, as
>> configurable for system windows, is neither necessary nor convenient for
>> widgets.
> 
> I thought we were talking about text, not lists.
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>> I just tried it out with the Firefox address bar, it directly sets the text
>> cursor. It is not even capable of keeping the selection if not focused. :-D
> 
> On the Mac, the first click in the address bar activates the window. The second sets the cursor.

The Mac being a platform that has strong consistent UI guidelines.  Marcel, using Firefox (on Windows?) as an authority isn't that convincing.

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