[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #7967: Update menu modifier images to more accurately reflect the corresponding key that appears on the keyboard
- From: "jscipione" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:48:26 -0000
#7967: Update menu modifier images to more accurately reflect the corresponding
key that appears on the keyboard
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Reporter: jscipione | Owner: stippi
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: User Interface | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by jscipione):
Replying to [comment:17 humdinger]:
> I feel the discussion goes a bit in circles, or I don't get the issue
completely...
In the case that a menu uses the B_COMMAND_KEY modifier you want to put
"CMD" or "RED" in the menu and then have the user go look up what that
means in the User Guide and/or put stickers on their keyboard? I find that
confusing. The only way that could work is if we controlled the hardware.
The user will probably not look up what "CMD" means in the userguide, nor
will they buy colored stickers. Instead they will just become exasperated
and file a bug report. :) It is a laudable goal to map the function of the
key rather than the name of the key but it will only cause confusion.
The only sane proposal is to try to match up the key on the keyboard with
the bitmap in the menu as well as possible. I know that is impossible for
everyone, but, we should try to match the most common case.
To do that I propose putting "ALT" in the menu for B_COMMAND_KEY on a PC
keyboard and "CMD" in the menu for a Mac keyboard. For B_OPTION_KEY I
propose "WIN" on a PC keyboard and "OPT" on a Mac keyboard. For
B_CONTROL_KEY I propose "CTRL", for B_SHIFT_KEY I propose "SHIFT".
I still don't see how key roles fits into this. If you switch up your
modifier keys in your keymap the bitmap in the menu will be changed
accordingly.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/7967#comment:18>
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