Keyboard and dropdown lists

[Guest David Mayerovitch]

The time you take between keystrokes affects the behavior of a search

through a list; I'm interested in how this works.

 

Windows helpfully allows you to reach an entry in a dropdown list by typing

the first one or two letters of the entry you want. This also works for

various similar lists, such as a contacts list in Outlook.

 

If you type B, you are taken to the first entry beginning with B. If you

wait a bit and then type I, you are taken to the first entry beginning with

I.

 

However, if you type B and I in quick succession, you are taken to the first

entry beginning with BI.

 

I find that on my XP system if you want to match the first two letters, you

must strike them within a certain time interval. Let's call it delta. On my

system, delta is about 0.5 seconds.

 

Does anyone know whether this interval is hard-wired or configurable by the

user?

 

Thanks.

 

David

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Keyboard and dropdown lists

 

> The time you take between keystrokes affects the behavior of a search

> through a list; I'm interested in how this works.

>

> Windows helpfully allows you to reach an entry in a dropdown list by

> typing the first one or two letters of the entry you want. This also

> works for various similar lists, such as a contacts list in Outlook.

>

> If you type B, you are taken to the first entry beginning with B. If

> you wait a bit and then type I, you are taken to the first entry

> beginning with I.

>

> However, if you type B and I in quick succession, you are taken to

> the first entry beginning with BI.

>

> I find that on my XP system if you want to match the first two

> letters, you must strike them within a certain time interval. Let's

> call it delta. On my system, delta is about 0.5 seconds.

>

> Does anyone know whether this interval is hard-wired or configurable

> by the user?

>

> Thanks.

>

> David

 

I can't see it happen; what application specifically do you see it

happen in?

[Guest David Mayerovitch]

Re: Keyboard and dropdown lists

 

Try Microsoft Outlook, Contacts. Set Current View to Address Cards.

 

 

"Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message

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>> The time you take between keystrokes affects the behavior of a search

>> through a list; I'm interested in how this works.

>>

>> Windows helpfully allows you to reach an entry in a dropdown list by

>> typing the first one or two letters of the entry you want. This also

>> works for various similar lists, such as a contacts list in Outlook.

>>

>> If you type B, you are taken to the first entry beginning with B. If

>> you wait a bit and then type I, you are taken to the first entry

>> beginning with I.

>>

>> However, if you type B and I in quick succession, you are taken to

>> the first entry beginning with BI.

>>

>> I find that on my XP system if you want to match the first two

>> letters, you must strike them within a certain time interval. Let's

>> call it delta. On my system, delta is about 0.5 seconds.

>>

>> Does anyone know whether this interval is hard-wired or configurable

>> by the user?

>>

>> Thanks.

>>

>> David

>

> I can't see it happen; what application specifically do you see it happen

> in?

>