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From: walra%moacs11@nl.net (Waldi Ravens)
Subject: Re: Ofir's digest 13.06
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 13:06:06 +0100
Precedence: bulk
In <P9810@K.maus.de>, Michael_Nolte@k.maus.de (Michael Nolte) wrote:
>> Can you think of reasons why you would need to deviate from it?
>
> Yeah. I'd like to know that too. Why would someone have a real need
> to deviate from a good standard.
>From a programmers point of view:
- Using CTRL-Q for 'quit', CTRL-W for 'cycle' etc. is kind of difficult
if one is developping terminal software.
- Current customers will complain if all/most shortcuts will be changed
in the next release. One must at least offer them a choice between
the new set of shortcuts and the one they are used to.
>From a users point of view, have a look at your own words:
> Vincent Lefevre:
>> closing a window is more frequent than cycling windows.
>
> That may be true for you, but generally it's the other way around.
Regards,
Waldi (walra%moacs11@nl.net)