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

  • From: John Scipione <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:02:40 -0400

>> For Option, as was stated previously, there is no obvious choice. But,
>> as was stated before my original suggestion, Option Key ⌥ is logical
>> and so I still say we go with that. If you have doubts, the actual
>> Unicode name for that symbol is OPTION KEY. So, it seems like a good
>> "option" to me. :)
>
> Note there is also an ALTERNATIVE KEY SYMBOL U+2387 ⎇

Yes, that is a good "alternative" :) Seriously, though, either works.

> Oh there is a HELM SYMBOL U+2388 ⎈ with alternative name as "control".
> Not very visual though.

I considered that, but, it looks like a spider web to me.

John Scipione

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