Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 22/11/02 02:29, Andrew Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: listmom, can we end this please? Yes, please, everyone, that thread has been way too long. Like someone used to say: Come on, these are not the droids that you're looking for. I'm sure I'll be corrected since I didn't get it

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-22 Thread James Rohde
On 11/21/02 7:17 PM Kyle (Obi-Wan) Hanses enlightened us by writing: In my opinion Jon is right in asking that the Apple name be used. The key closest to the Apple (or command) key is the Option Key. Even if there is a tiny alt printed on some keyboards. It is NEVER referred to as the ALT key,

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-22 Thread Jim
Philosophical Digressions Deleted I asked the question, and got some answers. I still wish all the nuisance confirmations could be shut off. Nevertheless, I hereby ask that this thread be ended. Thanks to all who contributed. --Jim. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-21 Thread Obi-Wan
On 11/20/02 10:42 PM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On Wednesday, Nov 20, 2002, at 22:15 US/Pacific, Jon Glass wrote: on 11/20/02 4:49 AM, Andrew Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hold alt when you choose the apple menu. Does that mean Option or Command?

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-21 Thread Phillip Burk
On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 04:40 AM, Kevin Stevens wrote: On Thursday, Nov 21, 2002, at 00:54 US/Pacific, Obi-Wan wrote: On 11/20/02 10:42 PM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On Wednesday, Nov 20, 2002, at 22:15 US/Pacific, Jon Glass wrote: on

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-21 Thread Obi-Wan
On 11/21/02 1:40 AM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: As for the Apple name, they're the ones who printed the keycaps. Does this also mean that I can't reference the ? key? Do I *have* to call it the /??? Let's turn this away from flaming and into reason. The

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-21 Thread Jon Glass
on 11/21/02 10:40 AM, Kevin Stevens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Really? Gee, I'd have to say that you're wrong, Kyle. If it were NEVER referred to as the ALT key, this absurd issue wouldn't have arisen, would it? In fact, it was PRECISELY the act of referring to the key as the alt key

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-21 Thread Andrew Johnson
On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 02:26 AM, Jon Glass wrote: Boy, talk about being in a twist. You obviously have absolutely no sense of humor. Or maybe you don't recognize a grin when you see one. Or maybe you are just too sensitive in the first place. Now, I get serious. The little,

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-20 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 21/11/02 01:15, Jon Glass at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/20/02 4:49 AM, Andrew Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hold alt when you choose the apple menu. Does that mean Option or Command? Please use the Apple names, not Windows names. It's like swearing to this diehard. ;-) Alt

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-20 Thread Kevin Stevens
On Wednesday, Nov 20, 2002, at 22:15 US/Pacific, Jon Glass wrote: on 11/20/02 4:49 AM, Andrew Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hold alt when you choose the apple menu. Does that mean Option or Command? Please use the Apple names, not Windows names. It's like swearing to this diehard.

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-19 Thread Andrew Johnson
On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 10:48 PM, Jim wrote: Offtopic, I know, but... I'm getting damned tired of arguing with my Pismo under Jaguar. When I choose shutdown or logout from the menu, I want the friggin' machine to DO WHAT I TELL IT, without question! So how do I turn off the