On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:16 AM, Dustin Howett <alaricx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > But then, one would have to ask- > "Why was the decision to change the global shortcut modifier based on > the behaviour of a single program?" In my opinion a better argument for the alt key apart from consistency is the fact that it's technically better on the ergonomic side: you can invoke it without moving your hand off the home row. Regards, Rene