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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Ctrl+Y shortcut for redo
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-08-31 18:33:37
Message-ID: 200608311233.37582.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Thursday 31 August 2006 11:04, Thomas Zander wrote:
> Why would we want to loose a key for the KDE style just to accommodate ex
> Windows (and mac) users?

the answer is in the question; as simon has discovered it is nice for people 
who switch between the three desktops, particularly on a day-to-day. the 
question is whether it's worth "losing" that key combo and what other key 
combos are in a similar situation (no point in only doing for it one and not 
other often used shortcuts, right?)

if we do add this to the windows and mac layouts, it'll end up conflicting 
with the uses of ctrl+y in apps anyways and annoy those people.

and for those who care, in our source code ctrl+y is used in:

kdiff to turn on manual diff alignment
kivio to select the zoom tool
kchat to turn on encryption
keditctl, which is deprecated, as an alternative to pressing enter (it doesn't 
delete the selection is the only difference)
kalarm to toggle the systray icon
kbabel to check syntax of the loaded file

the use of this keystroke in keditctl and kalarm is dubious IMHO; it's an odd 
combo for a zoom tool (kivio) and encryption (kchat). leaving kdiff and 
kbabel on solid ground.

lxr.kde.org is useful =)

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