[openbeos] Re: Haiku-key

I use that key every day, as an option key, to write accented characters and modify keystrokes. The only really useless key on our keyboard is the context menu key. I suppose we could expand this discussion to the cntrl/alt keys. As a former mac user, I like the current layout.
-Nathan

On Feb 25, 2005, at 5:16 AM, Ronald Vos wrote:

Perhaps a heathenous question, but has a use been found for those 2
keys with those very dubious symbols? I'm talking about those things
they've been stuffing between the alt and the ctrl keys since 1995.

I haven't been able to spot a keyboard without those keys in stores
for the past *decade*, so I was wondering: could we assign a function
to it, or has that already been done?

We could call it the 'Haiku-key', and ship Haiku-stickers to put on
them with the official cd-version. :)

Then it could be used either to instantly open up the Haiku menu, or
do something with tracker. Perhaps use it as the aforementioned
'jump-key'.

I know it's not as necessary to have as for that *other* OS, since
Haiku will most likely have the famous mile-high menus (easier to
click with the mouse), but it could still be handy.

Ronald Vos



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