I too have noticed the different ways that information entry is being handled. It's very frustrating. I first taste of it was highlighting a clip name that I wanted to change the last few characters on to update the version number and found that the backspace delete key didn't function. But that I would arrow back and then use the forward delete key. Very frustrating behavior.
I would like to think that a point release will be out very soon to address this.
Jay
On Dec 15, 2011, at 2:11 PM, Roger wrote:
> I'd spotted the non-Mac behaviour (up and down arrow) in MC v6. The annoying thing is that this useful behaviour existed in the Windows versions, too (up to v6, I imagine). They really should restore this. Tested the Bin text (enter vs return). Agree - does not work - unproductive. Dumb backward steps.
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> On 15 Dec 2011, at 19:08, Michael Brockington wrote:
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>> I've just upgraded to MC v.6 on Mac (10.6.8) and am noticing a few small
>> but unwelcome changes/bugs.
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>> Most annoying right now is a change in the locator/marker window. When
>> entering marker descriptions, in earlier versions the Enter/Return key
>> on the keyboard would add a newline in the text window, while the
>> Enter/Return key on the numeric keypad would OK any changes and close
>> the Locator/Marker window.
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>> With v.6 the Enter/Return key has the same effect on the regular
>> keyboard and the numeric keypad -- it just adds a newline. So there now
>> appears to be no keyboard-based way to dismiss this window -- always
>> have to use the mouse to click OK/Cancel. Much slower to mark up
>> footage having to switch to the mouse all the time.
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>> Something similiar has changed with text in bin columns - both
>> Enter/Return keys have the same function -- going to the next clip and
>> highlighting text for changes. Whereas in earlier versions the numeric
>> keypad Enter/Return would OK changes to the current text field, and
>> deselect it, allowing use of normal keyboard commands afterwards without
>> going to the mouse.
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>> Another small thing: with text in bin columns, double-clicking a word no
>> longer selects the entire word. Also after highlighting text, the left
>> and right arrow keys no longer seem to take the insertion point to the
>> start/end of the text as would be consistent with Mac interface.
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>> Typing text that exceeds column width used to be handled better -- now
>> you can't see what you're typing until you save the bin, if you exceed
>> the column width.
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>> Transition to full-screen display now often leaves the screen black
>> until footage is played or advanced.
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>> Assigned clip colours in bins don't show up with AMA clips. (This made
>> sense in previous versions since clips were always highlighted yellow,
>> but now they have a different icon, why can't they be assigned colours?
>> I guess this is more a feature request than a bug.)
>>
>> Software copes poorly with dual monitors that are different sizes --
>> leaving some windows entirely offscreen in their home positions.
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>> Can others confirm these issues? Or are some due to being on 10.6.8
>> instead of Lion? I imagine some are on the list of a hundred bugfixes...
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>> Thanks,
>> --Michael
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> Roger Shufflebottom
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