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- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 20:23 BST-1
- From: Ofir Gal <ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Subject: Re: Why a unified key-equivalent standard?
- To: gem-list@world.std.com
- Message-Id: <memo.401611@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9406131456.A9524-0100000@mhc.mtholyoke.edu>
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- In message <Pine.3.89.9406131456.A9524-0100000@mhc.mtholyoke.edu>, rflashma@mhc.mtholyoke.edu said:
- >
- >Personally, I have no interest in Control-U to close a window. I don't
- >have a *single* program that does that, it's a longer reach than Alt-Esc,
- >and the letter "U" is nowhere in the words "Close Window".
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- All New German programs use this key cut. It's a shame you don't have any
- of these programs because they represent the latest and best quality
- software on the ST. Papyrus is a good example, but there are many more.
- That said, Neodesk 4 looks pretty impressive too. But ignoring the current
- trends in Europe where most of your market is...
- This may sound a little rude, but we all have to compromise.
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- >Country specific versions of the keyboard file (USA, UK, DEU, etc.) make a
- >lot more sense. If software is upgraded to support this file, then we each
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- That's fine by me and in the spirit og the new proposal. If the user wants
- CTRL+J to quit - let him have it.
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- In message <Pine.3.87.9406131728.A26027-0100000@undergrad>, millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu said:
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- >As has been said before, this is a guideline! The developer could choose
- >not to follow a few of the suggestions for one reason or another. We want
- >to look like we're on the ball here and if we make changes to the standard
- >that are aware of physics (rather than blind jump-on-the-bandwagon), then
- >people will respect that.
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- I think you are out of touch with the European ST scene. This is not a
- guideline, this is a proposal for a standard. The developer can choose to
- ignore it, reviewers and customers can choose not to recommend/buy it.
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- >I feel that we should have ONE standard for all countries. I also am weakly
- >against the idea of having a config file.
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- I agree that we should have one standard. However, the config file gives a
- developer an opportunity to make old and new users happy by having a
- dialog box with the options Use old shortcuts/use new style shortcuts from
- config file.
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- Bye,
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- Ofir ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk
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