Re: [Usability] Mac-Finder-like keyboard-navigation: Ctrl="and close the current one"

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 11:14, Calum Benson wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 14:31, Murray Cumming Comneon com wrote:
> 
> > Here's where we decide that ctrl-alt-arrow would be better than
> > shift-alt-arrow for this feature
> > http://lists.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2003-November/msg00056.html
> 
> This is where I disagree :)  Rationale summarised from the bug report...
> 
> - Shift-Alt-arrow is more in keeping with the HIG's (and other
> desktops') definition of what "Shift" is supposed to do-- to "extend (or
> reverse) the meaning of an existing shortcut.  Since Alt-arrow opens a
> folder in a new window, Shift-Alt-arrow is the perfect candidate for
> opening the folder and additionally closing the old one behind it.
> 
> - Shift-Alt-arrow is currently bound to (what I'm guessing is) a much
> less commonly-used feature of metacity... I bet most of you probably
> don't even know what, without trying it :)

For the record, I do know what Shift-Alt-arrow does.  And I didn't
cheat.  I use it from time to time.  However, given the choice between
losing Shift-Alt-arrow and Ctrl-Alt-arrow, I'd much rather lose the
former.  I use Ctrl-Alt-arrow all the time.

And I do want the close-behind-me feature on something other than
double-middle-click.

--
Shaun