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[Luke Morton <luke.morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 04:06 +0200, Frederik Nnaji wrote:
> 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"

I did :) And I just meant we can't count on it being there so attaching
core functionality like task switching to it isn't a great idea.

> 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..

Interesting. I hadn't considered those cases.

>         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

Will do. Thanks.