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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE4 default shortcut theme
From:       Ellen Reitmayr <ellen () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-03-29 11:28:29
Message-ID: 200703291328.32538.ellen () kde ! org
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On Thursday 29 March 2007 13:11, Thomas Zander wrote:
> On Thursday 29 March 2007 12:52, Andras Mantia wrote:
> > On Thursday 29 March 2007, Ellen Reitmayr wrote:
> > > On Thursday 29 March 2007 11:58, Andras Mantia wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > as an alternative. alt only works in combination with an accelerator
> > > keys.
> >
> > No, pressing Alt alone focuses the menu
>
> Yes, and the first time I saw it was in Win95.  Which IMO makes it a
> standard.

If that is fixed in all applications, I'm fine wiht Alt.

> The user typing alt-f indeed noted the problem when that shortcut does not
> exist.  But the same problem exists with alt-o not being available because
> there is no 'Ok' button, for example.
>
> The real shortcut here is;
>
> [alt] (release it) [enter].
>
> Which IIRC works on all systems.
>
> I share Andras' concerns wrt reserving yet another key for some users.  We
> don't have that many keys to give out.

OK

-- 
Ellen Reitmayr
KDE Usability Project
usability.kde.org

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