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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63540     
           Summary: Default assignment of keystrokes in KDE applications (in
                    general)
           Product: kword
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: faure@kde.org
        ReportedBy: peter.bittner@gmx.net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.1)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

(This article addresses all KDE applications in general.)

It is not clear to me why all (or many) KDE applications use some keystroke-assignments [for certain actions] which are not really standardized - in the sense of being covered by an official standard -, e.g.

 - "Undo" ... Ctrl+Z (instead of Alt+Backspace)
 - "Redo" ... Shift+Ctrl+Z (instead of Shift+Alt+Backspace)
 - "Close Window/Document" ... Ctrl+W (instead of Ctrl+F4)
 - "Exit/Close Program" ... Ctrl+Q (instead of Alt+F4)
 - etc.

I believe the currently used/implemented key-assignments are the ones that are usually used by Windows applications (well, M$ Word, for example, handles both keystrokes). The ones I quoted as "instead of..." are the key-assignments that - to my knowledge - are covered by the SAA standard.

I am not sure if SAA is still valid or if it has been replaced by some other standard in the meantime. (Here is a link of a website that covers SAA: http://www.kefk.net/Linux/Standards/SAA/index.asp - unfortunately only in German)

Since I do not like the Windows-style keystrokes and I'd like to see all Open Source applications to follow official standards, I'd like to know if it would be okay to set the default settings to standardized ones.

P.S.: A word to Alt+Backspace and Shift+Alt+Backspace: I have noticed the danger of shutting down X-Windows when you accidentally hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace instead of one of the two other keystrokes. So, this might be arguable that users might accidentally mistype a keystroke thus losing some work (as I did :-)).

P.S.2: BTW, I have noticed that most KDE applications recognize Alt+F4 for "close program", too. But they do not recognize, e.g., Ctrl+F4 for "close document", however.