On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 09:56 +0200, Lennart Borgman wrote: > Kirk Bridger wrote: > > Hi Lennart, > Hi Kirk, > > > > Using a keyboard shortcut for opening the Start Menu is not a basic > > operation. Perhaps it may seem rudimentary to some people, but many > > people out there rarely use the Start menu at all, opting instead for > > shortcuts on their desktop. > If we think about accessibility too (and I think we should) is it not > then a very, very basic operation?
Being able to use the keyboard for all operations is absolutely a necessity. Whether or not there should be a keyboard shortcut (and there is one, Alt+F1) is not the issue. Whether it should be Ctrl+Esc (as well as Super, as well as Alt+F1) is the question. You stated earlier: "I have not seen anyone argueing that very basic mouse operations should be different." Surely you see the difference in *intuitiveness* with the how you mouse to the menu. A keyboard shortcut is just an abitrary decision of keys. How else would anybody possibly propose to make the mouse work? I don't think we should be bending over backwards to mimic other operation systems. There are certainly many cases where common behavior is beneficial, and plenty of cases where we can ease transition costs by implementing learning paths that cater to users of other systems. But these things do always come with a price, and we have to decide if the price is worth it. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
