Posted by Jim Winkler on
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Focus-issues-focus-not-automatically-set-on-command-line-after-command-tp5711055.html

Am I missing something or should I add this to the bug list?

Windows Rel Jan-7-2015
Focus not automatically set on command line after command.
If I type "Alt+D", "L", "A" (draw angle line) focus is not set on the Command line area after "Specify position". I recall it doing so in the previous release. I need to use the mouse to click on the command line area.

If I move the mouse back to the drawing, focus is lost. (sometimes I bump the mouse) If I click on the parameter boxes "Angle:" or "Length:" and the mouse drifts back to the drawing window, focus is lost as well. In the previous version, this happened with some parameter boxes but not all.

It didn't happen with the previous release. Although, in the previous release, a few parameter boxes such (but not specifically) Angle: and Length: did behave like this. Though not all parameter boxes behaved the same (strangely).

It would be nice to have it behave like the previous version as that required less mouse work. One can use Alt+D / L / 2 from the keyboard to start drawing a line, but you still need to click on the command line. Tabbing doesn't work either as one would expect in Windows.

Also, menu items Draw and Dimension both have "D" underlined. I notice that typing "Alt+D" appears to alternately select Draw, then Dimension. So there is a work around. One does need to release the Alt key before typing D a second time. Perhaps change this to D<u>i</u>mension or Dime<u>n</u>sion?

Thanks -Jim