And don't get me started on the following issue: the popular shortcuts
in programs (Photoshop, for example) are activated:
- by Ctrl (Ctrl-S) on Windows. Ctrl is the leftmost key on most PC
keyboards.
- by Command (Command-S) on Mac. Command is the key just left to the
spacebar on Apple keyboards.
I know what you are saying but this really was just a case of being
exhausted at the time I wrote the note and not catching my error
before I
sent it. :-)
Got it. :)
I still wish (think) it could (should) be as simple as it once was...
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On 1/4/05 10:32 AM, "Marcin Wichary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I meant to type in the option key but instead typed in Apple and
>> Cmd
>> keys which are one in the same.
>
> This is/was of course not aimed at you personally... although I can't
> help but wonder if the keys had just one design
This is/was of course not aimed at you personally... although I can't
help but wonder if the keys had just one designation each, would the
likelihood of you making the same mistake be the same?
because one refers to the Mac keyboard, and the other to what this key
is called on other systems.
I b
On Jan 4, 2005, at 11:32 AM, Marcin Wichary wrote:
This is/was of course not aimed at you personally... although I can't
help but wonder if the keys had just one designation each, would the
likelihood of you making the same mistake be the same?
because one refers to the Mac keyboard, and the oth
The "alt" was added to the option key so that people used to pc
machines would know what the key did
Could you elaborate on that, please?
The way I see it it doesn't do the thing many PC users would expect it
to do, which is activating menu items with the corresponding letter
underlined. AFAIK t
Actually, I think Apple's keys are very clearly marked and easy to
identify.
I simply wasn't paying attention and made an error when I typed them
into my
note. I meant to type in the option key but instead typed in Apple and
Cmd
keys which are one in the same.
This is/was of course not aimed at
In the Finder go to the Help menu and type in 'Symbols for special
keys' and go to that help document to see all the symbols for keys.
In my field (interaction design) there's a saying that if something
needs a help screen, it's badly designed in the first place.
I don't have many problems with
At 7:03 AM -0800 1/4/05, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
History Lesson:
Originally, what is now the left "Command" key was called the
Open-Apple key on the Apple II keyboards. The right "Command" key
was called the Closed-Apple key and the apple was a solid one. Both
of these modifier keys did differen
On 1/4/05 12:16 AM, "Marcin Wichary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> You may have the keys mixed up. The "Apple" key is the "Command" key.
>
> I believe Apple should be at fault here. On PCs every key had one
> designation and it was perfectly clear which is which.
>
Actually, I think Apple's key
On Jan 4, 2005, at 8:03 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
And my personal favourite is the escape key, which is "Esc," but also
has a symbol (a circle with an arrow pointing out). This symbol is
not present on my keyboard, but I found it (and only it) in one of
the (older) programs, and its also shown
At 9:16 AM +0100 1/4/05, Marcin Wichary wrote:
You may have the keys mixed up. The "Apple" key is the "Command" key.
I believe Apple should be at fault here. On PCs every key had one
designation and it was perfectly clear which is which.
On my PowerBook G4, UK edition:
- the ctrl key is "Ctrl" o
You may have the keys mixed up. The "Apple" key is the "Command" key.
I believe Apple should be at fault here. On PCs every key had one
designation and it was perfectly clear which is which.
On my PowerBook G4, UK edition:
- the ctrl key is "Ctrl" or ^ (not labeled)
- the alt key is "Alt" or the
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:53:59 -0800, Amber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What does this key combo actually do ? I was advised to do this by an
> Applecare Tech because my 15" AL PB will not wake up from sleep.
You may have the keys mixed up. The "Apple" key is the "Command" key.
See the following
It either resets the pram, or the power manager, I can't remember which
right now. I have that deleting the energy star prefs before you do the
command-shift-apple-power key and then restarting helps too.
Steve'
On Jan 4, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Amber wrote:
What does this key combo actually do ? I w
What does this key combo actually do ? I was advised to do this by an
Applecare Tech because my 15" AL PB will not wake up from sleep.
After I did this combo, it does seem to wake up from short term sleep - 5-10
minutes but it is still not waking from a 20-30 minute sleep without
plugging it in or
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