Re: Design for Keyboard Shortcut Behaviour: Quasimode Command System

On Sat, 2004-05-22 at 12:00, Karl O'Keeffe wrote:

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> The QCS is different from most implementations of keyboard shortcuts, 
> in that the command only takes effect once the [command] key is 
> released. In existing interfaces pressing [ctrl]-x to cut takes effect 
> immediately the x key is depressed, and new commands can now be entered 
> without first releasing the [ctrl] key (although 'alt-tab' behavious in 
> existing systems breaks this rule, only taking effect when [alt] is 
> released)

So, if I get this straigth, this would mean a pop-up window everytime I
press ctrl+c or ctrl+v ? I use many shortcuts and I use them a lot, I'm
not sure I want that much pop-up windows giving me epileptic seizures
after a period of time. There should be at least (from the beginning!)
an option to disable it for certain shortcuts. That said, I think this
should be made available as an "extension", not as default Y behaviour.
I also feel that most users won't like it if you take away their
toolbars and stuff. In fact, most programmers will implement it anyway,
either you like it or not. There should be an unified way of handling
shortcuts, I just don't think this is it.

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Regards,
Mathy Vanvoorden