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Re: A funny think happened...
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Re: A funny think happened...


  • Subject: Re: A funny think happened...
  • From: Martin Orpen <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 23:04:23 +0100

on 27/5/04 2:44 pm, Nigel Smith at email@hidden wrote:

> "To get an 'e' with a hat on it? First hold down the option key and press
> the 'i' key, then let go of the option key and press 'e'...No, that's the
> command key -- the option key is the one with 'alt' written on it. No, I
> don;t know why they didn't label it 'Option' either...Yes, perhaps I should
> have just called it the alt key..."

I'm curious about the symbol that represents "option" - where did it come
from?

Resembles somebody tossing a pancake rather than a tuning fork to me :-)

For those who are interested in this type of ephemera; the history of the
"command" symbol is covered here:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?N45A52868

Love that site...

Regards

--
Martin Orpen
Idea Digital Imaging Ltd -- The Image Specialists
http://www.idea-digital.com
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