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[Andy Peters <devel@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Jean-Paul Louis <louijp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Bernhard,
> I do not think that it is a problem with wxWidget. It might be a peculiarity of OS X.
> There are a lot of applications that exhibit the same behavior.
> 
> I have no idea why OS X keyboard needs to use the command key when the MacBook 
> keyboard has both the “Apple command key” and a control key. I will have to make 
> a list of the apps that behave similarly, but i remember having the same problem
> running Windows under Parallels for Desktop.
> I blamed the issue with a crazy mapping of the Apple keyboard.

The reason is historical — Macintosh keyboards have always had the Apple “command” key, and the Apple interface guidelines require its use for the usual keyboard commands. The Control key’s original use was for terminals, so control characters could be entered.

-a