Glenn Maynard wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 11:38:40PM +0100, Radovan Garabik wrote: > > for keyboards that have only one of Shift, Alt, Ctrl: > > Tough. You cannot have everything. But the basic functionality > > is there. > > "Tough" is never an acceptable answer. > > If there are actually PC keyboards without these, they should still be > thought of. They can't have everything, but don't dismiss it. > > If there aren't, then there's no point wasting time on them. I've never > seen one.
Keyboards that have only one Shift, Alt, and Ctrl key are common on laptops. Don't ignore them. (I presume plain Alt, since US keyboards and typists don't have the concept of distinguishing Alt vs. AltGr--the AltGr key is simply another Alt key and used interchangeably.) > > sci-fi ideas (not to be implemented anytime soon): > > - timeout for key combination. For example, in certain layout, pressing cx > > keys in succession with less then 1 second delay between c and > > x would yield LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CIRCUMFLEX. > > Pressing them with more than 1 second delay would yield two > > characters, c and x. > > I detest time-delay interfaces. Windows in "one-click" mode--hover the > mouse to select a file; Mac "click and hold a link to bookmark"--it's > extremely frustrating to break flow to suit an interface. For compose, > it's even worse--I'm breaking my typing. This sounded more like an "sticky keys" Accessibility option for typists who only have the use of one hand. Thomas Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Linux-UTF8: i18n of Linux on all levels Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-utf8/
