> From: Barry Wainwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 08:00:48 +0100 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Command-Delete > > On 29/5/04 5:02 am, "George Arellano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello, Entourage:mac Talk -- On 05/29/04 4:09 AM, Sherman Wilcox >> (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>> Unfortunately, Word has set up the expectation that Command-Delete will >>> delete the word to the left of the cursor. I do find it a tad dangerous that >>> a recoverable command from Word is interpreted by Entourage to perform an >>> unrecoverable deletion of the message that I'm composing. It doesn't even >>> warn me, or put it into the Deleted Items folder, it's just gone for good. >> >> I agree -- it has also happened to me a couple of times, one of which was a >> major business presentation that took about two hours to compose, and then >> was gone in an instant after forgetfully pressing Command-Delete. Since >> changing the command is, apparently, difficult and/or costly (per previous >> comments from the Mac Team here), how about just moving the message to the >> trash in such instances, thereby providing the user a chance to recover it >> if the deletion was accidental? That would be a fairly easy solution to the >> problem, wouldn't it?? >> Cheers, >> George Arellano > > The whole point of the cmd-delete function is that it is different to the > plain delete function - it's purpose is to completely delete any selected > mail, bypassing the normal warnings that would be displayed. > > The only problem lies with the fact that you have to get used to different > key-combinations in different apps.
But these aren't just two different apps -- they're part of a suite, and that implies a certain amount of similar functionality. When editing text in Word, Cmd-Delete deletes the immediately previous word. When editing text for a presentation in PowerPOint, Cmd-Delete deletes the immediate previous word. Why shouldn't end users expect similar behavior from Entourage? You're not listening to the complaint. You're just trying to rationalize the issue away. Kirk ----- Because Health Care is Not a Privilege. Vote for John Kerry. http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/healthcare/ -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
