Re: Unacceptable rudeness (was: Re: A funny think happened...)
Re: Unacceptable rudeness (was: Re: A funny think happened...)
- Subject: Re: Unacceptable rudeness (was: Re: A funny think happened...)
- From: Martin Orpen <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 12:28:32 +0100
on 26/5/04 10:59 am, Mr Tea at email@hidden wrote:
>
In the interests of completeness, I can confirm Paul Berkowitz's
>
suggestion that 'option' is not an option on at least some 'European'
>
keyboards. The UK-issue Apple keyboards supplied with my 1997 vintage
>
9500, my 2001 Quicksilver G4, and 2004 iMac all have keys that only say
>
'alt', as does the Macally IceKey replacement keyboard that I'm using
>
right now.
Actually, I've always used "option" rather "alt", but I glanced at the
keyboard on my 15" pb and then typed "alt" because "option" might lead to
confusion for newbie Mac users.
I've just had a quick glance at the keyboards in the studio. Only one
keyboard out of 18 working Macs says "option" - on an old PowerBook G3.
I found one other keyboard in the spares bin - from a PowerComputing PPC Mac
clone - everything else is "alt".
OTOH, Apple maintain the distinction between option and alt, even if their
keyboards do not:
Mac:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/qt/us/help/sc/pgs/scShrtct.htm
PC:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/qt/us/help/sc/pgs/scShtctW.htm
So I feel that it is only right to apologize to the group for my failure to
follow Apple guidelines and to thank Walter for bringing my failure to
public attention.
I'm sorry :-)
The only thing that is saving me from total embarrassment is the fact that
the archives work so badly that this incident will be quickly forgotten.
I couldn't live with people associating my name with "Nit".
Regards
--
Nepro Nitram
Idea Digital Imaging Ltd -- The Egami Specialists
http://prometheus.idea-digital.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=219
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