>Thinking about this some more... I don't see a need for a full list of >shortcut keys, but rather just the translations or substitutions from >standard (Win/Lin) to Mac, for example "Control = Command", "right-click >= ??" etc, plus any menu differences such as "Tool > Options = >Preferences" (??). > >Mac users such as Rachel might have a different opinion on what would be >most useful, however. So speak up if you do have an opinion here! > >If we go for a list such as I've suggested here, then I think it might >go better in Chapter 1 of each book.
I'm delighted to have the opportunity to speak for all Mac users! I agree that we don't need a full list. All I'd really want to see is a brief list showing the substitutions: "Control = Command", "Tools > Options = OpenOffice.org > Preferences", "F11 = Command+T", etc. And while I think just putting the list in Chapter 1 of each book is a good idea, I wonder if it would also make sense to put a note at the beginning of each chapter pointing Mac folks to the location of the list. As a user of OpenOffice.org documentation, I'm far more likely to consult only a specific chapter than to read the documentation from the beginning like a novel; some people may be downloading individual chapters or reading them through the wiki, and not pulling up the entire PDF. The first time I encountered the problem we're talking about (several months back, when I'd consulted one of the chapters on Styles in the Writer book), I did a glance through the chapter I was reading to see if I'd missed a reference to Mac function keys being different. When I didn't find such a reference in the chapter I was reading, I shrugged and moved on because I'm just too lazy and irritable to start searching other chapters. Rachel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
