Mikael Byström / 04.11.10 / 10:43AM wrote: >FYI, the swedish online help file of Mac OS X Panther 10.3.6 states that >this key is called "the alt-key" (here translated from the Swedish "alt- >tangenten"). "Alt" is shortform of "Alternative" which is synonymous with >"Option", isn't it? >So regarding the internationality of Macs I'd regard from recently at >least that both "option-key" and "alt-key" should be acceptable in >international contexts.
But you need to understand the history. Mac Opt key is designed for the special characters those which are not labeled on your keyboard, while PC Alt key is designed for alternated key stroke for hotkeys because they were not used to mouse. Without alt key, you weren't even able to pull down any menu, y'know. Now even with the current NT Kernel, you still can't get optional characters as easy as Mac can. There is no Opt in dark side, while there is no need for Alt in Mac side. -- - Hiro [PROTECTED] <[PROTECTED]> <[PROTECTED]>
