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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 63540] New: Default assignment of keystrokes in KDE
From:       Peter Bittner <peter.bittner () gmx ! net>
Date:       2003-08-31 22:01:40
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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63540     
           Summary: Default assignment of keystrokes in KDE applications (in
                    general)
           Product: kword
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: faure@kde.org
        ReportedBy: peter.bittner@gmx.net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.1)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

(This article addresses all KDE applications in general.)

It is not clear to me why all (or many) KDE applications use some keystroke-assignments [for certain \
actions] which are not really standardized - in the sense of being covered by an official standard -, \
e.g.

 - "Undo" ... Ctrl+Z (instead of Alt+Backspace)
 - "Redo" ... Shift+Ctrl+Z (instead of Shift+Alt+Backspace)
 - "Close Window/Document" ... Ctrl+W (instead of Ctrl+F4)
 - "Exit/Close Program" ... Ctrl+Q (instead of Alt+F4)
 - etc.

I believe the currently used/implemented key-assignments are the ones that are usually used by Windows \
applications (well, M$ Word, for example, handles both keystrokes). The ones I quoted as "instead of..." \
are the key-assignments that - to my knowledge - are covered by the SAA standard.

I am not sure if SAA is still valid or if it has been replaced by some other standard in the meantime. \
(Here is a link of a website that covers SAA: http://www.kefk.net/Linux/Standards/SAA/index.asp - \
unfortunately only in German)

Since I do not like the Windows-style keystrokes and I'd like to see all Open Source applications to \
follow official standards, I'd like to know if it would be okay to set the default settings to \
standardized ones.

P.S.: A word to Alt+Backspace and Shift+Alt+Backspace: I have noticed the danger of shutting down \
X-Windows when you accidentally hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace instead of one of the two other keystrokes. So, \
this might be arguable that users might accidentally mistype a keystroke thus losing some work (as I did \
:-)).

P.S.2: BTW, I have noticed that most KDE applications recognize Alt+F4 for "close program", too. But they \
do not recognize, e.g., Ctrl+F4 for "close document", however.


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