Thanks Jonathan, I downloaded the two documents and also the complete HIG guidelined pdf document. Will go through it. Thanks-a-lot and sure that will help a lot. Lennox.
Jonathan Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Jun 8, 2006, at 6:47 AM, Lennox Jacob wrote: > What are the guidelines for using "Shift", "Control", "Option" and > "Command" keys in keystroke shortcuts? The guidelines can be found at OSXHIGuidelines/>. More specifically, the "Creating Your Own Shortcuts" section is relevant: OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGUserInput/chapter_11_section_3.html#//apple_ref/ doc/uid/TP30000361-TPXREF54> Shift: "Use the Command key as the main modifier key for keyboard equivalents. For a command that complements another more common command, you can add Shift. The table below shows some recommended keyboard equivalents using Shift and their relation with the command they complement." Option: "Also use Option for a keyboard shortcut that is a convenience or power-user feature. For example, the Finder uses Command-Option-W for Close All Windows and Command-Option-M for Minimize All Windows." Control: "Because the Control key is already used by some of the universal access features as well as in Cocoa text fields where Emacs-style key bindings are often used, it should be used as a modifier key only when necessary." And overall: "When adding custom keyboard shortcuts, try to avoid shortcuts that add a modifier key (such as Option or Shift) to an existing shortcut if the shortcuts have an unrelated function. For example, dont use Shift-Command-Z as a keyboard shortcut for a command that is unrelated to Undo. Using that shortcut for Redo is appropriate, but using it for something like Calculate or Check Mail is confusing. If you cant find a unique and easy-to-use keyboard shortcut for a command, dont use one at all; keep in mind that users may have difficulty pressing multiple modifier keys anyway." HTH, Jon -- Jonathan Johnson REAL Software, Inc. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: Search the archives of this list here: __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
