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Re: ALT as a click modifier
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Liam Proven |
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Re: ALT as a click modifier |
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Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:05:49 +0100 |
On 25 July 2013 12:31, Wolfgang Lux <wolfgang.lux@gmail.com> wrote:
> OpenStep used to map the Alt key to Command and AltGr to the Alt key on
> traditional PC keyboards (without a Windows key). This should work for
> GNUstep, too.
No.
This violates CUA and the norms of Windows, Mac OS X /and/ all major
Linux desktops. It is a massive pain.
Alt is for menu access and formatting.
Ctrl is for commands on PCs.
Macs make things awkward by having Cmd as well as Ctrl but also using
Ctrl for Unix stuff.
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