At 09/25/2002 04:56 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: >I utilize the Windows key shortcuts more than probably any other >(Windows-E, Windows-F, Windows-R and Windows-M are the ones I use >quite frequently; the only other ones I'm aware of are Windows-D >(minimize current window) and Windows-U (MS narrator on Win2K, which >I didn't know existed!)), and can barely work on a keyboard without >the Windows key (I can do without the properties key, but do use it >frequently in the programming IDE that I use on a daily basis).
Press To Windows key Display or hide the Start menu. Windows key+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box. Windows key+M Minimize or restore all windows. Windows key+E Open My Computer. Windows key+F Search for a file or folder. CTRL+ Windows key+F Search for computers. Windows key+F1 Display Windows 2000 Help. Windows key+R Open the Run dialog box. Windows key+TAB Switch between open items. Windows key+U Open Utility Manager Menu key Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. >This is all a ridiculous discussion, as almost all Windows programs >(per the MS UI guidelines) have keyboard shortcuts defined for EVERY >COMMAND ON EVERY MENU AND IN EVERY DIALOG. They shortcuts may not be >logical, but they exist, and you can tell what they are from simply >looking at the screen. Right, and boy do we get it, if we forget to add them to all items ;-) >Now I can understand why you think shifted arrow keys are superior to >dedicated keys on the keyboard. Anyone who would hold up the EMACS >keyboard interface in whatever dialect as a model shows that they are >way to oriented towards modal behavior. The direction of GUI design >forever and ever has been to get away from modal behaviors, and move >towards consistent behavior in all contexts. I never could use EMACS, seemed like WordPerfect all over again. Phil Daley < AutoDesk > http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
