Re: key masks

[Nicola Pero]

> >> What about the "Windows" Key?

If you have that, and if you want to use it, you can configure your
gnustep to use it - full instructions here

http://www.gnustep.org/resources/documentation/gnustep-gui_6.html#SEC43

(this is a real FAQ - I've probably posted this URL ten times)

The default is like on the NeXTstep - Command is the key at the left of
the spacebar - but anyone is free to bind modifiers to whatever keys they
wish on the keyboard.  You can even use different keys as modifiers for
different applications.



> >What about having the Alternate modifier activated when the user presses 
> >ALT and Control simultaneously (for those of us who don't have windoze
> >keys)?

I don't think this can be done - it would mean that Command-Control is the
same as Alternate - while openstep allows you to use more than one
modifier at once - so all the following are valid and different

Control-a
Command-a
Alternate-a
Control-Alternate-a
Command-Control-a
Command-Control-Alternate-a

anyway it was an interesting suggestion.

> The technical supperior solution would be to have that user configurable 
> (or is it already?).

It is already.  You can use _any_ key on your keyboard as Command /
Alternate / Control.  And it's very easy.  As I said, you can even use
different keys as Command / Alternate / Control for different gnustep
applications.