Just found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Keyboard
which is, frankly, hilarious; there is an image of an ALT key, and written
underneath it is "The Option key"
Just to make matters worse:
"Like the Shift and Control keys, the Option key serves as a modifier
for the Command key shortcuts. The key functions as the Alt key in Unix
and Windows environments."
The French-Canadian ADB keyboard here:
http://eintr.net/systems/apple/kbd-II-and-ext-II/pi/11.jpg
has an OPTION key (mind you I doubt whether there are many potential
customers still using ABD keyboards).
The wireless USB keyboard here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Apple-wireless-keyboard-aluminum-2007.jpg
is schizophrenic in that it has keys which have both OPTION and ALT
written on them.
As usual, no easy answers. Is your target audience North American or other?
Both OPTION and ALT keys are labelled with the sign UNICODE 2325.
Ian Wood wrote:
On 25 Jun 2009, at 09:14, Richmond Mathewson wrote:
Just to throw a spanner in the works; I have 4 Macintosh computer
keyboards (USB) and not a single one has an 'Option' key; where Apple
used to have an 'Option' key there are 'Alt' keys - presumably to be
more in sync with the PC world: I suppose their documentation (like
somebody else's, cough, cough, cough) is lagging behind somewhat.
Therefore it might be better to use 'Alt' rather than 'Option' in any
documentation you are writing.
I thought that was a US/UK thing? My UK layout Mac keyboards all have
'alt' on the key, while all the photos on apple.com have 'option' (and
sometimes a small 'alt' as well).
For thoroughness, my approach is to always write 'Option/Alt' in any
modifier combination that uses the option key - due to memories of
learning Photoshop from a book tutorial many years ago and trying to
work out what 'option-click to choose a source location' meant...
Ian
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