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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Name and UI for emacs-style shortcuts
From:       Ellis Whitehead <kde () ellisw ! net>
Date:       2001-12-29 5:38:50
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My first question is what should emacs-style shortcuts be called?  I've 
labeled them "extended shortcuts" before.  This seems fine to me, but maybe 
there's already a name for them?

On a related note, I would like to give new names to the two standard KDE 
schemes.  "KDE Default for 3-Modifier Keys" isn't very catchy. *grin*  I was 
thinking "KDE Standard" (or I suppose "KDE Traditional") for the scheme 
without the win key, and "KDE Extended" for the scheme with the win key.  I 
don't like "KDE Extended" much though, especially if the emacs-style 
shortcuts are going to be called "extended shortcuts".

Also, the user-interface for the emacs-style shortcuts needs some major 
re-thinking.  Currently, if you press the first key of a shortcut, a 
QPopupMenu pops up with the appropriate items.  That's rather strange.  Any 
suggestions on how to handle this?  Put a message into the statusbar 
temporarily?  What if there is no statusbar?  Should a menu pop up after a 
certain amount of time passes without a second keypress?

Cheers,
Ellis
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