> From: Joachim Durchholz <joachim.durchholz at munich.netsurf.de>
> Marcel Weiher wrote:
> >
> > > 1) Why this difference? (This question probably doesn't go to  
Squeak
> > > in general but to Andreas Raab.)
> >
> > Because Windows got it wrong...   I don't know if commnd-key
> > equivalents were present in early ST UIs, but I know that c/v/x for 
> > copy/paste/cut were present in the Mac UI using the Option Key,
> > predating Windows by quite a bit.  Since Control-Key combinations are 
> > needed to type control sequences, this makes sense.  Why Gates
> > messed up on this I haven't a clue.
>
> They didn't mess it up. Windows just has two command keys: Ctrl  
and Alt.
> Roughly speaking, Alt is for activating the window menu and Ctrl is for 
> doing things directly without going through a menu. I think this  
is very
> useful.

Yes it is.  The problem (I think) is that this is one modifier key  
short of what is needed, Apple and NeXT had 3 (in addition to shift).

Apple Key:	Menu shortcuts  (Command key on NeXT)
Option Key:	Special characters (Alt Key)
Control Key:	Control characters

The problem with using the Control key for menu shortcuts is that it  
isn't available for typing control characters.

Maybe it's the best they could do with the hardware that was  
available, AFAIK, newer PCs have an additional 'Windows' key.

Marcel