Re: [Usability]keyboard shortcuts and HIG update question

[Luis Villa <louie ximian com>]

On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 04:29, Gregory Merchan wrote:
> Calum probably has a patch to revert File->Close to Ctrl+W already. Not
> that it matters, but I have no objections; Ctrl+W is what I wanted anyway.
> 
> 
> Aside #1:
>  This has been this way for half a year. I'm glad everyone is paying attention.

<shrug> that it is alt+f4 in some places is /because/ people are paying
attention to the (horribly out of date) online docs; like I said, there
should really be a link from the current HTML version to the XML in CVS
saying 'READ THESE FIRST.' Obviously, having up-to-date HTML would be
even better but I realize that is a big task.

> Aside #2:
>  Interfaces should be made according to the HIG, not the other way around.
>  There should be bug reports against every app using Ctrl+W instead of
>  Alt+F4 right now.

I do some of this when I see it, but without a reasonably up-to-date
online reference that I can point to in a bug report I will not file
bugs I'm unsure about, nor should anyone else. Maintainers can and will
reject bugs that say 'change this because I say so' instead of 'change
this because section X of the HIG [linked to here] suggests that it is
better and more consistent.'

>  There should also be a report against the HIG for
>  having Alt+F4 instead of Ctrl+W. All of the reports against the apps
>  should have a reference to the report against the HIG. Since it's a lot
>  to change the apps, the reports against them should be NEEDINFO pending
>  a resolution of the HIG report.

This is not an unreasonable solution; I'd prefer to see at least the
parent bugs filed by someone who is active in the GUP, though.

Luis