2015-06-01 15:31 GMT+02:00 Ben Coman <[email protected]>: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Sean P. DeNigris <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Nicolai Hess wrote > >> I hope we change that in PharoShortcuts, we should use one > "Meta/Command" > >> key name, that is mapped to > >> Ctrl for win/linux > >> and > >> Cmd fo mac > > > > After re-reading the key descriptions on Wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_key > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_key > > IMO #meta is the only sensible name for "the appropriate key on Xyz > > platform", as it is not in use by modern keyboards and thus can be > thought > > of abstractly. Command, which I too initially thought might work, doesn't > > seem like a great candidate because it means cmd on Mac ("command" is > > written on the key on my Macbook Air), so Windows users may naturally > think > > that translates to the Win key, which appears in the same place on > Windows > > keyboards, but serves a somewhat different function. > > This was my concern also. btw, I found this an interesting read... > https://www.mozilla.org/access/keyboard/ >
I would choose "Command" because some documentation around squeak/pharo use the term command-click/command+char even though the "command+key" only exists for mac. But I am happy with any decision. We just need someone to take this decision (looking at the main developer of the Keymapping framework) nicolai > > cheers -ben > >
