So why not, as a default, do /both/.
Actually that wasn't an option :-)
Cheers, - Andreas
-----Original Message----- From: squeak-dev-admin@lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:squeak-dev-admin@lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of David Farber Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:32 AM To: squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Win32][RFC]: Default settings for Ctrl vs. Alt
OK, my $.02. When copying and pasting between Squeak and other applications, I find that trying to remember to use Alt-c,v in Squeak but Ctrl-c,v in the other applications to be almost unbearable cognitive overload. (In other words, so much of my attention gets consumed trying to remember which keys to use that I forget what I am trying to accomplish.)
On the other hand, if I am working in Squeak, then using Alt-c,v flows well with the other key commands in Squeak.
So why not, as a default, do /both/.
(Right now, Ctrl-C,V appear to ignore the shift key, so Ctrl-c,v act like Ctrl-C,V. Don't know if that's a bug or a feature.)
david
At 11:22 PM 7/10/02 +0200, you wrote:
Folks,
There is something I wanted to ask about the Ctrl vs. Alt
preference on
Windows now that Ned's change is in (btw, Ned that was a
pretty piece of
work). Is there any general feeling of what the default should be?! E.g., we *do* have the ability to set per-platform preferences on startup and if there's a general opinion to have the editing keys use Ctrl instead of Alt I'd be willing to make the change
(although I will
switch back almost instantly - I tried it for about half an
hour and it
drove me insane that Ctrl-C is copy but Alt-S is save and
that Ctrl-F is
ifFalse and Alt-F is find...).
Cheers,
- Andreas
-- David Farber dfarber@numenor.com