Re: [Usability]HIG suggestion- alt+<num> shortcuts for tabbed/MD interfaces

[Jens Askengren <jensus linux nu>]

ons 2002-05-22 klockan 19.16 skrev hobbit aloss ukuu org uk:

> > For some time, galeon and xchat have used alt+<num> to switch to tab
> > <num>. The new gnome-terminal has the ability to add this as a
> > keybinding, and otherwise I'm unaware of any uses of these shortcuts
> > elsewhere. [Sawfish may use them, but I don't believe that is by
> 
> Window Maker uses them by default to switch workspace and has done for 
> years. I use this in wmaker with GNOME all the time. 


The most frequent operation (tabswitching) should probable have the
easiest shortcut. I think global bindings (by windowmanagers) should
intercept as few key combinations as possibel to avoid "stealing" them
from applications.

Metacity for example has very sane default bindings with the exception
of <alt>-<left mouse button> to move windows. It breaks selection in
Gimp. <control>-<alt>-<left mouse button> would be nicer.

This is my keybindings listed in order of use frequency:

          <alt>-[0-9]    switches documents/tabs in focused app.
<control>-<alt>-[0-9]    switches workspace in windowmanager.
<control>-<alt>-<F[0-9]> switches VC in the linux console.

The keystrokes is kind of similar for kind of similar functions.
I have not yet found an application that makes use of
<control>-<alt>-something, so hopefully they don't break anything.

	-Jens