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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 03:15, Luke Morton <luke.morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> We can't really rely on the super key (as others have mentioned).
>

nobody said "rely on"
some internet kiosk keyboards have no ALT or CTRL even..
most keyboards profide super key, even apple.
let's work with that it for now..

It would be nice to standardise these (and other apps). There's already
> a relevant section in the GNOME HIG:
> http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/input-keyboard.html.en
> but it doesn't say anything about tabs (although it does mention
> documents).
>

as USL folks with NASA already discovered, consistency is key in designing
an easily learnable interface.

let the guys at GNOME Usability know about your thought, they will surely
include a section in the new HIG Book 3.0