On 11/19/01 8:59 PM, "Harry (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 11/19/01 8:41 AM, Allen Watson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Cmd-E activates "Add Attachment." For me, the "Choose" button is activated >> by Enter. I'm using Entourage v. X; perhaps you have 2001? > > Now, I understand that part of the OS X philosophy is to break established > and familiar interface elements - yet why does it seem to be necessary to > change long established keyboard equivalents in Entourage/X. > > Besides the obvious support nightmares of no longer being able to rely on > interface constancy when a user mentions "I use Entourage", but why the heck > change stuff folks are used to? > Because Apple reserved new system-wide shortcuts, such as command-M for "minimize windows", and MS Entourage is a good Apple citizen that follows the rules. Since command-M used to be Run Send & Receive All, this had to be changed to command-K, which used to be Send Now, so that got changed to command-Enter. It's all Apple's doing. MS would have preferred to keep their old shortcuts. -- Paul Berkowitz -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
