[haiku-development] Re: Key roles vs. key label in menus

  • From: "Humdinger" <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:26:25 +0100

Hi Adrien!

On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:01:26 +0100 you wrote:
> "Humdinger" <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> > B_COMMAND = the blue Dekbar leaf
> > B_OPTION = the yellow AboutSystem leaf
>
> This is not colorblind-safe.

Could be black&white. It's the different forms not the colour that's
important.

> >
> > Or use normal letters corresponding to their physical keyboard,
> > like,
> > say CMD, OPT, CTL, SHFT.
>
> "sane defaults, not maximum configurability". It always makes things
> simpler in the long run.

The whole thing started with the realizytion that there are no sane
defaults. At least not for every single one. At least going from bitmaps
to text would give us more flexibility. Either to go with symbols, or
letters, or have it user customizable (we don't have to).

Regards,
Humdinger

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