Should the selection by the first letter show as much as possible, starting with this letter?

Question

When I’m on the list and I click on the letter to go to the first record that starts with this letter, why does she leave this record at the bottom of the visible records? He must make the record the top visible record, so that you can see many records starting with this letter.

In more specific terms, if I select a state from the drop-down list and press “w”, it should make “Washington” visible from above rather than from below so that I can see Wisconsin without scrolling.

Agreed? Are there any good reasons to keep it for now?

From: http://jamesjava.blogspot.com/2005/05/gui-designers-take-note-selecting-by.html

Answer 1

How about the first option starting with the letter you pressed is in the middle of the ones that were visible?

To expand your example, if you click “N” in the “Status” drop-down list, then the selection you see may be:

• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska - First Choice N
• Nevada
• New hampshire

Now you can see not only what comes after, but also what comes before your choice. This allows you to find the first few options, starting with your choice and the last two options, starting with the letter before your choice.

Finding a state starting with "N" but near the end of "Ns" (like North Carolina) is faster if you press "O" because it is closer to "Ohio" than "Nebraska."

• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio - First Choice O
• Oklahoma
• Oregon

Answer 2

I agree. Especially if you need to continue to hit this letter in order to proceed to the next option.

Answer 3

I think this can only be the default method. Windows handles changing the selected index of the default list control. It will scroll down only as much as needed to display the selected item, it doesn’t care what happens before or after.