2009/5/1 Martin Dengler <mar...@martindengler.com> > On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 10:48:08AM -0600, Jameson Quinn wrote: > > OK, the grand unified proposal for these, after discussion on IRC and the > > above is: > > f,j,r,s,v,p,o -> frame, journal, rotate, say, view source, screenshot > > ("print"), overlay (unimplemented) > > > <alt><shift>[fjrsvp] = deprecated, but kept for emulator users on > > MacOS. > > I'd say just "emulator users". > > > <alt>[fjrsvp] = preferred method for above, discoverable through holding > alt > > and reading the "cheat sheet". > > F9-F12 = frame, journal, overlay, view source > > This order is changed from the XO, because of netbook keyboards missing > > dedicated F11/F12 keys. I'm agnostic about view source needing a > dedicated > > key. > > I don't see the need for <alt>[fjrsvp]: we have frame, journal, and > view source available in one click via F9-F11 (IIUC your > some-netbooks-share-F11-and-F12 comment), and we have the existing, > ubiquitous fallbacks of <alt><shift>[...]. Why deprecate the existing > combinations in favor of combinations that are more likely to clash > with existing applications?
Because the <alt> keys are more consistent and discoverable. That's also why I don't just say "emulator users" above; the new keys would be available to non-mac emulator users. Finally, note that if the <alt> keys never get to sugar in macOS emulation, then activities already should be avoiding them. > > > > Insert = frame (redundant) > > What about CapsLock for Macs (non-emulation)? Honestly, if we want a consistent and more-useful remapping of CapsLock, we should consider making it control_R. But I'm ready to let others decide this, it's not a big deal for me. > > > Martin >
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