Re: [info] Option key, (typo, delay...)
Re: [info] Option key, (typo, delay...)
- Subject: Re: [info] Option key, (typo, delay...)
- From: Ian King <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:18:09 +0100
Woah! Typo fan!
Wait a minute, a quick check in OS9 (dead, but alive?) with Keycaps will
reveal that "alt" is in the _shifted_ position,
(just like on the UK keyboard),
option symbol being in -normal- position, each giving different characters.
On UK keyboard layout, shift 2 = the "at" symbol
option 2 = the "Euro" symbol
shift option (= the "alt" key) 2 = the "TM" symbol
The last two swapped for US keyboard; "Euro" less important for the US, "TM"
symbol being more popular, (opposite for UK)!
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>> Actually, in Europe, Apple keyboards apparently call it the 'alt' key. Even
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>> in the US, recent keyboards have 'alt' in small letters, but it seems in
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>> Europe - or in non-English speaking countries generally - it's "alt". Just
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>> "alt".
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> I always thought the European keyboards has the option symbol on it, like
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> shown for a menu item. It also has the words "alt", which gives reason to
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> why people call it alt instead of option.
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Yes. Of course that option symbol should be larger than the word
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"alt" and so that symbol still represents the true name of the key.
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And again, the *only* reason the "alt" is there is for Windows users.
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Just like the "num lock" key which is totally useless for Macintosh
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software, since our numeric keypad has never been attached to
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pgup/pgdn/home/end keys like it was on the IBM PC keyboard.
Funny, "num lock" works for me on pre-G4 PowerBook & iBook, giving
"calculator" keys, and even using the "fn" key (matching grey) does that
too.
Regards, Ian
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