Re: Controls & Key Equivalents

On Nov 22, 2010, at 23:04, Eric Gorr wrote:

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> On Nov 22, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
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>> On Nov 22, 2010, at 22:42, Eric Gorr wrote:
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>>> One is allowed to assign key equivalents to controls like Push Buttons. 
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>>> For example, one might assign Cmd-P to push button. Would you make any attempt to let the user know that pressing Cmd-P is the same as clicking on that button? (Perhaps, via a tooltip, in the label of the control, etc.) Or, would you expect the user to learn about such equivalents in the documentation alone?
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>> That depends entirely on the situation. In particular how obvious the shortcut is. For instance, Enter for a default button, Escape for a Cancel button, Cmd-. for a stop button, Cmd-D for a "Don't" button are so common that they don't need explanation. Cmd-P should probably not be used as a key equivalent, as it is a standard shortcut for the Print menu item (though it would be acceptable for a Print button, in which case it would be clear.)
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> Pretend it was some other letter that isn't common for some app specific functionality.

That does not change my central answer: it depends (all the rest is illustration).

Christiaan