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kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,631 Points:3,678,650 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2012 1:59:55 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse When I'm reading a topic and I hit the Reply button, the next thing I'll want to do is type in the large text box. It would be nice if that element of the page were the one to have initial focus. Yes, I know it's only one click -- but I don't always use the mouse, and it's 31 keystrokes away if I'm using the tab key. More importantly, currently the focus isn't anywhere useful, so there's no reason (other than inertia) to keep the status quo -- and this should be extremely easy to fix.

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When I'm reading a topic and I hit the Reply button, the next thing I'll want to do is type in the large text box. It would be nice if that element of the page were the one to have initial focus. Yes, I know it's only one click -- but I don't always use the mouse, and it's 31 keystrokes away if I'm using the tab key. More importantly, currently the focus isn't *anywhere* useful, so there's no reason (other than inertia) to keep the status quo -- and this should be extremely easy to fix.

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greenflash Champion Author Seattle Posts:2,694 Points:294,695 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2012 7:48:48 PM Ignore greenflash Report Abuse That is correct. I don't know why it has taken so long to fix this bad usability problem with a very simple coding change. It has been this way since I first joined the site in 2004. Surely it has been suggested before this year. :)
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,631 Points:3,678,650 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 9:12:02 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse Adding this to the little improvements list.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,631 Points:3,678,650 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 12:41:59 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse Likewise, immediately after clicking Insert Link, the focus isn't set to either of the fields in the new dialog box.
GoGoGoodyear Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,046 Points:504,470 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 5:23:51 AM Ignore GoGoGoodyear Report Abuse Another example of the same problem is while typing a reply, after using the Insert Link option the cursor's focus is no longer in the reply text box. It should ideally be at the end of the inserted link, ready for the member to continue typing the reply message.
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,514 Points:366,280 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2012 9:49:28 PM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse Makes sense to me, and should be a very quick fix.
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,940 Points:838,300 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2012 7:50:38 PM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse I'd second that suggestion. Sounds logical to me.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,440 Points:1,561,770 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2012 2:19:44 AM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse This suggestion has been added to the Suggestion Tracking List as a new subject. To paraphrase, after you click the Post A Reply button, you want the text cursor to be automatically positioned in Column 1 of Row 1 of the Member Message Dialog Box, right? Why not?