Prompt dialog & keyboard selection

[credneb]

When a prompt dialog is displayed with multiple radio buttons, such as by

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$numbers = Array.new
$i = 10
while $i
   $numbers.appendValue $i
   $i -= 1
end
Prompt Options 'from 10 to 1', '', '', $numbers

on a MacBook Pro purchased last fall (model "MacBookPro4,1" from the system profiler), the options can be selected with the cursor keys on the keyboard.

When the same prompt is displayed on a new MacBook Pro (model "MacBookPro5,1"), the options cannot be selected using the keyboard, only using the mouse.

Both systems are identical and clean, running 10.5.6, having only Apple-installed stuff and my applications. Is the above behavior normal and expected?

Cliff Bender

[Kino]

Open Keyboard & Mouse System Pref pane, switch to Keyboard Shortcuts tab and check "All controls" for Full keyboard access in the bottom of the window. Probably this will solve the problem. I have not tested it. Sorry but opening this tab will make vanish my custom shortcuts. It doesn't accept the same shortcut key for "Preferences…" (ellipse), "Preferences..." (three dots) and "Préférences...", for example. Just stupid.

[credneb]

Ah. Thank you, Kino.