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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Key management
From:       Navindra Umanee <navindra () cs ! mcgill ! ca>
Date:       1999-11-24 20:28:24
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David Faure <faure@kde.org> wrote:
> > How about make this Ctrl-\ which tends to SIGQUIT Unix console
> > applications.
> Ever used a French keyboard ? Do Ctrl-\ and you're at the hospital
> right away (it needs AltGr+8 !) :)

C-\ really does get "addictive" too on US keyboards.  SIGQUIT'ing an
app makes you feel so powerful.[1]

> > - Print     Ctrl+P      Print current document
> > 
> > PrintScreen, what else!
> Print Screen is supposed to print ... the screen !

It made sense in the time of DOS, I suppose.  Nothing wrong with
taking advantage of it now.[1]

> > - Add Bookmark Ctrl+B   Add a bookmark for the current location
> > Ctrl-Space!
> Why ?

Because adding a bookmark is such an often used thing, it deserves an
important combo like Ctrl-Space.[1]

> This discussion can last forever. Those from the Windows world will have
> their habits, those from the Unix world theirs.

You're right, sorry, I've already said everything now.[1]

> But KDE is for sure not _mainly_ directed to those who are used
> to send SIGQUIT to console apps.

Hmmm, okay so we should "theme" these keybindings then.[1]

Later,
Navin.

[1] :-)

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