Yes, I agree. What you suggest is EXACTLy the direction I was thinking. Personally, i like the mac kebindings (alt-?), instead of the windows method (ctrl-?). I would almost say that, by default, gnome apps should simply not have any default keybings, and then allow the global keybindings (mac, windows, be, whatever style) be the default until otherwise edited. As an aside, after looking at the GConf stuff, I really like the idea. While i am a debian user, I love the Gnome Control Center and LinuxConf.... If the GnomeControl Center could basically combine/synthesize with linuxconf so ALL aspects of the computer (hardware, drivers, users, GUI config, keybings, desktop stuff, application configuration, etc.) could be configured in the tree view/node view that linuxconf/Gnomme Control Center does. I see Gconf as being a step in that direction to have a good, easy, powerful standard way of being ABLE to configure everything, but leaving it open for LDAP or database manipulation. Blair Strang wrote: > On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 07:02:17 delmar watkins wrote: > > Would it be possible to trap the commands, such as copy, > > paste, save, etc. so > > that if one does the above trick, it then becomes a global > > hotkey for ALL > > similar commands in gnome? > > Hmmm, what you are describing sounds like a perfect fit > for GConf - there could be a standard set of hotkey "keys" > used by applications. when a user changes one of those > "global" hotkey settings, all interested GNOME apps would > be notified of the change. (This woud however involve > adding code to all existing GNOME apps). > > http://developer.gnome.org/feature/current/index.html > > I guess one could even have a GNOME-wide "hotkey profiles" > capplet - with settings like "windoze", "macintoy", "be-loss", > etc, and the ability to customise from there... That would be > neat-o :-) > > Blair. > > -- > Blair Strang // BOFH excuse #232: Ionisation from the > Sysadmin // air-conditioning > Chelmer Ltd // > > -- > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential > and is intended for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) only. > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and > may not necessarily reflect the views of Chelmer Limited. > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-gui-list mailing list > gnome-gui-list gnome org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-gui-list
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