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OT: Re: Option key state
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OT: Re: Option key state


  • Subject: OT: Re: Option key state
  • From: James Montgomerie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:43:54 -0800

To be fair here, Ondra probably has an non-US keyboard. These do not have the 'Option' written on them, they have 'alt' in the same place, but have the Option symbol (as used in menus) in the place of the 'Option' text.

Nevertheless, I'd agree that the term 'option' is certainly not obsolete.

Jamie.

On Monday, February 11, 2002, at 11:33 AM, Donald Brown wrote:

I just checked my keyboard on my brand iMac, and while there is an "alt" on
the key, the bigger label is "option".

Option is the name that you'll find in the built-in help system. Option is
the name that you'll find used in most articles about using the Mac. It is
hardly obsolete.

Donald

on 2/11/02 12:32 PM, Ondra Cada at email@hidden wrote:

JA> Thanks! And I assume the name for the option key's keymask is
JA> "NSAlternateKeyMask"?

Since the key name's "Alternate", obviously! The name "option" is a piece of
Classic, obsoleted now: just have a look at the keyboard, even it reads
"alt" (not "opt") ;)

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