Re: can ups be operated from the keyboard?

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Rod Armstrong <rod_at_san-jose.tt.slb.com>:

> John's suggestion of controlling ups via the keyboard is probably a good
> idea. There are several approaches. Currently the command line has keyboard
> focus unless one is editing in the display or output windows. Perhaps if
> the mouse is over the central target region (next, step etc), keyboard
> input could be processed by those buttons. Alternatively it could be anywhere
> outside the typing line, but this would be more restrictive - it's sometimes
> nice to select a string in the display or output windows and 
> paste it into the typing line for a search for instance, without having
> to move the mouse there. Not sure if the proposed behaviour would best be fixed,
> controlled by a widget, typing line command, or X resource. 

I'm not sure if I would like this behavior change, even
though I too have mused that it would be nice.

I would be willing to act as a "product tester" for this,
of course!

				Bob

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