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Subject: Re: Shortcuts digest
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 1994 10:16:09 +1000
From: Warwick Allison <warwick@cs.uq.oz.au>
Precedence: bulk
Rick Flashman wrote:
>On Tue, 2 Aug 1994, Timothy Miller wrote:
>
>> Ok, so we have the following conventions:
>>
>> + Shift
>> ^ Ctrl
>> @ Alt
>> # Numpad
>
>These symbols mean nothing to the average user. What's wrong with using
>the name of the keys themselves?
>
>Shift, Control, Alternate, Backspace, etc.
Just trying to keep the storage cost down. No user wouold prefer to
type `Control Q' than ^Q! And an app_defs.sys editor can do the
translation anyway. Direct text editing of the app_defs.sys file
should be considered something of a `power user' operation. Normal
users will use the default, or an app_defs.sys editor. Besides,
`Shift-Control-Backspace' doesn't fit into the menu bar :)
(Note the above characters are for the app_defs.sys file - they are used
as ASCII equivalents to the nicer up-arrow, closer-thingy, etc. that would
appear in a menu)
--
Warwick