[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: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:28:47 -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:7 biffuz]:
> OPT was used in place of ALT on old Mac keyboards, that's way it used
this name in BeOS. But modern x86 Macs no longer use OPT, only ALT. So,
OPT is definitively wrong and misleading - at least until we don't have a
working Haiku for PPC Macs :)
That is exactly the kind of confusion this ticket is trying to address. It
is not just wrong and misleading because Mac keyboards don't always have
the word "option" written on the key, it is also wrong and misleading
because Mac keyboards that do have "option" written on the key don't refer
to the "OPT" menu item! That menu item instead refers to the Command key.
To sum up, the "ALT" menu item is great, it matches just about every
keyboard, Mac and PC, "OPT" however is bad, confusing and misleading and
should be replaced. Now the question is what to replace it with,
especially on PC keyboards where there is less consensus as to what is on
the key and what it is called, "Windows", "Super", etc.
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> WIN is better suited and everybody will understand it - including recent
Mac owners who have CMD and the clover on that key; slightly older Macs
have the Apple logo and the clover.
For PC keyboards I think "WIN" is the best replacement for "OPT" right
now. It is understandable, understated, IP unrestricted, not offensive,
but I am open to suggestions.
For Mac keyboards I propose showing a clover symbol in the menu like in
the screenshot, because it is on every Mac keyboard, new and old, is
recognizable, not too ugly or loud, and is IP unrestricted unlike the
Windows logo. The Apple symbol is not good for trademark and style reasons
and doesn't even appear on newer Mac keyboards so it is right out.
However, if the clover symbol is undesired "CMD" is also a good choice.
Not quite as universal as the clover symbol but still recognizable.
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