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From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
Subject: Re: Proposal
Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 01:37:48 -0600
Mime-Version: 1.0
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In <memo.257735@cix.compulink.co.uk>, you write:
>>How do shortcuts get displayed in menu items? The most obvious way is:
>
>Shift is ASCII 1, CTRL=^, ALT is ASCII 7, this is an established standard
>already. Check out programs like CoNnect.
>
>Bye,
>Ofir ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk
True, but there was more to the post than just what characters should
be used. I think what order the characters should appear in was
questioned.
How about Control (left), Shift (middle), ALT (right), letter (last)?
It looks nice on the screen even if ALL modifiers are used. (Though
nobody in their right mind would use ALL modifiers.)
While I'm thinking about this, how can we ensure that the program that
changes keyboard shortcuts (by editing the resource strings) has enough
room to do so? The programmer would have to leave room for the largest
possible shortcut, right? Also (another question) what keys would be
allowed in a shortcut? I'm not sure we would want to include keys like
BKSP or DEL in keyboard shortcuts, but you never know. Comments?
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