[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6442: AltGr should have a separate keycode
- From: "pulkomandy" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:55:39 -0000
#6442: AltGr should have a separate keycode
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Reporter: rq | Owner: pulkomandy
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Drivers/Keyboard | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking:
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Comment (by pulkomandy):
As for terminal, I'm forced to disagree with the above :
* Power-users are the one using keyboard shortcuts
* Power-users also rely a lot on their muscle memory (at least I do)
Introducing different keyboard shortcuts in terminal is annoying,
particularly for functions like control+c = copy. I see no good reason to
use anything else. I tend to use my left hand only to type these
shortcuts, and the linux way, control+shift+key :
* Is very difficult to reach, while alt+key works fine
* Does not work under windows, so it doesn't help anyway ;)
In a more general view, double-modifier shortcuts are evil.
Anyway, all of this is unrelated. Currently there is no way to
differenciate AltGr from "Win" key (or Alt from AltGr, depending on the
keymap). The choices are :
* Introduce a new modifier key that could have an use as pointed out by
rq above (win+f = OS find, stack and tile, switching workspaces, whatever
WM shortcuts or OS shortcuts). This extra modifier would never be used in
BeOS apps, so it could be reserved to the OS. It could even be intercepted
somewhere so apps never hear of it.
* Keep the key as a regular key and not a modifier. This means the key
has a use on its own (for example opening the menu), and can be used with
modifiers like shift+win or alt+win. This is not really useful, I think.
* Make it a compose key. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key . This
can have its uses, too, allowing to write chars that are otherwise missing
from your keymap. Sometimes I have to write in spanish with my french
keyboard and lack some of their characters. I don't want them to be easily
available, but with compose it would be easier to reach them.
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