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Subject: [Bug 63540] New: Default assignment of keystrokes in KDE
From: Peter Bittner <peter.bittner () gmx ! net>
Date: 2003-08-31 22:01:40
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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I am not sure if SAA is still valid or if it has been replaced by some \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.
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