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Don't require exact Apple-Letter match when selecting in file picker dialogs #609

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@c0mmander8

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I am always frustrated that the Apple-Letter key keyboard navigation in all of the file picker dialog boxes, both in the Apple II DeskTop app and in the Selector app, require an exact letter match in order to navigate, unlike the behavior of the Mac and the IIGS.

Describe the solution you'd like
Match the behavior of the Mac and the IIGS and navigate to the next item in alphabetical order located after the Apple-Letter key that you have just typed. If there is no next item in alphabetical order located after the Apple-Letter key that you have just typed, navigate to the last item located in the volume or in the folder in the file picker dialog box. For example:

A volume or a folder contains 3 items starting respectively with the letter "A", the letter "M" and the letter "N". Pressing "B" in a file picker dialog box should highlight the item starting with the letter "M". Pressing "Z" in a file picker dialog box should highlight the item starting with the letter "N".

Describe alternatives you've considered
Just keep on using the Apple-Letter key keyboard navigation in all of the file picker dialog boxes, both in the Apple II DeskTop app and in the Selector app, the way it currently is.

Additional context
Please implement the details of this feature request and issue #610 when implementing the window keyboard navigation in the Apple II DeskTop app in issue #275.

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