[haiku-development] Re: Keymaps and Command key
- From: "Dustin Howett" <alaricx@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:16:18 -0400
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:53 AM, Ari Haviv <arielbhaviv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We should have something like this in the FAQ:
> Why don't keyboard shortcuts, such as Control-C for copy, work?
> Answer: Haiku uses the Alt key (such as alt-c to copy) instead of
> control by default in order to be consistent with the terminal, which
> uses the control key for other functions.
> Here is a list of common Haiku keyboard shortcuts: Alt+C Copy, etc
> Here is a list of terminal control sequences:
> http://dshowgirl.highend3d.com/2008/01/09/linux-terminal-control-sequences/
>
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?"
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