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List:       kde-bugs-dist
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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           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I am not sure if SAA is still valid or if it has been replaced by some other standard \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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