> So why not, as a default, do /both/.

Actually that wasn't an option :-)

Cheers,
  - Andreas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On 
> Behalf Of David Farber
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:32 AM
> To: squeak-dev at 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 at numenor.com
>