On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Sean P. DeNigris <s...@clipperadams.com> wrote:
> Nicolai Hess wrote
>> I hope we change that in PharoShortcuts, we should use one "Meta/Command"
>> key name, that is mapped to
>> Ctrl for win/linux
>> and
>> Cmd fo mac
>
> After re-reading the key descriptions on Wikipedia:
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_key
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_key
> IMO #meta is the only sensible name for "the appropriate key on Xyz
> platform", as it is not in use by modern keyboards and thus can be thought
> of abstractly. Command, which I too initially thought might work, doesn't
> seem like a great candidate because it means cmd on Mac ("command" is
> written on the key on my Macbook Air), so Windows users may naturally think
> that translates to the Win key, which appears in the same place on Windows
> keyboards, but serves a somewhat different function.

This was my concern also.  btw, I found this an interesting read...
https://www.mozilla.org/access/keyboard/

cheers -ben

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