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The role of the ESC key
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From
18/08/1997 13:32:41
Matt Mc Donnell
Mc Donnell Software Consulting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
 
 
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18/08/1997 13:28:14
Elyse Pomerantz
Dynamic Data Concepts, Inc.
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Visual FoxPro
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Other
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00045329
Message ID:
00045333
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>What would be considered standard behavior for the ESC key on data entry screens? I guess the choices are:
>1) Undo most recent changes to current CONTROL - i.e. restore previous value in a textbox or close a dropdown list.
>2) Same as hitting 'Cancel' button - i.e. cancel all changes to current RECORD and close screen.
>
>Thanks for any suggestions
>Elyse

IMHO, point it at the 'Cancel' button. Seems to be the most consistent. Of course, you can override it for certain types of objects, like edit boxes or grids.
Matt McDonnell
...building a better mousetrap with moldy cheese...
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