Hi there,
On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 10:58:01PM +0900, timecop@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I had to laugh about this one for a little bit:
>
> > we must think about the Unix way! Being inspired by MacOS, BeOS, NextStep
> > and even WinXX but finding a truly Unix solution.
> You mean, we must create hundreds of inconsistent versions of the same
> thing, make it outrageously difficult for users to learn, and keep making
> new incompatible revisions? Isn't that truly the Unix way? :0
Unfortunately I have to agree here. Though I did not like timecop's
"strong" attitude, he's got some very important points.
There is _no_ Unix way.
Look at Netscape's shortcuts, e.g. "Close Window".
- on Sun: ALT-W
- on Irix: CTRL-W (consistent with other Irix applications)
- on Linux: ALT-W
- on Windows: CTRL-W
What is the Unix way? I think it is time for something like CDE with a
very large, very bold "Common" in it! It doesn't matter whether the
proposed standard will look more like Win* or Mac*; it just needs to be
consistent.
I also think that one should be able to navigate menus by hitting
shortcuts. Okay, it's "the Windows way" but AFAIK the Mac does it too.
The <Image>-Menu is pretty difficult to use for me since my mouse is a
bit wacky. And as timecop stated, remembering dozens of (private)
shortcuts is far more difficult than remembering ALT-F-B-G or whatever
Bye, Tino.
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