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- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 06:37 BST-1
- From: Ofir Gal <ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Subject: Re: Use of the Alternate key
- To: gem-list@world.std.com
- Message-Id: <memo.568347@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- In-Reply-To: <9407051240.AA13486@getafix.oasis.icl.co.uk>
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- In message <2v8jt9$k5p@irisa.irisa.fr>, d.oakley.kid0111@oasis.icl.co.uk said:
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- >Hi all,
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- >In the Atari guidelines, there is a warning against using the
- >Alternate key for shortcuts (it talks about non-English
- >keyboards). For many programs (mine, StormTracker, included)
- >this is very restricting... Using Ctrl for File and Edit
- >functions and Alternate for the Samples functions makes a lot more sense
- >than using the remaining Ctrl keys.
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- I think it makes sense to leave the Alt key for dialogue shortcuts if your
- dialogues are non-modal. Another possibility is to give the top window
- priority. Alt+[A-Z] should be OK on all keyboards.
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- >Also, I've noticed that the 'Save As...' function gets mapped about all
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- Have you seen my latest proposal?
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- Bye,
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- Ofir ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk
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