Thinking about a better UI

Randal L. Schwartz merlyn at stonehenge.com
Mon May 17 15:56:38 UTC 1999


>>>>> "Marcel" == Marcel Weiher <marcel at system.de> writes:

Marcel> Because Windows got it wrong...   I don't know if commnd-key  
Marcel> equivalents were present in early ST UIs, but I know that c/v/x for  
Marcel> copy/paste/cut were present in the Mac UI using the Option Key,  
Marcel> predating Windows by quite a bit.  Since Control-Key combinations are  
Marcel> needed to type control sequences, this makes sense.  Why Gates  
Marcel> messed up on this I haven't a clue.

Not Option but Meta (apple)


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