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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: Select All, Ctrl-A, lineedits.
From:       Kalle Pahajoki <pahajoki () voimax ! cygnnet ! jkl ! fi>
Date:       2000-09-13 5:46:27
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On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 11:18:22AM +1100, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
[...]
> There is only one way around this. That is to use KDE keybinding schemes
> to full effect, and encourage application developers to use them as
> well. 
[...]
> Then the only argument will then be whether KDE should ship with the
> default scheme set to Unix or Win :-)

How about letting the user choose the scheme when he first time starts KDE? That
way no-one could even complain about the default. It could be indicated that new
users (or users migrating from Win/Mac) should choose the Win/Mac scheme.

> KDE should ship with a couple of keyboard schemes. [...]
> [...] There should be a global keybinding
> manager that allows the user to choose a default scheme for all apps,
> individual schemes for particular ones, and create their own schemes.

This is exactly what I came up thinking about this yesterday. I'd really like to
see this implemented. 

-- 
"Without the freedom to adapt software for your own needs, to help your 
 neighbor by redistributing the software, and build the community by adding
 new features, you get caught in a horrible propietary tyranny and lose your
 morale and enthusiasm." -- Richard Stallman

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