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[Evan Huus <eapache@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <
joerlend.schinstad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa:
>
>  CTRL is better than ALT, because:
>>
>> Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time.
>> You hit Super once and it's expressive.
>> You hold Super, then hit a key and it's cryptic.
>>
>
> What do you mean by "cryptic" in this context? Do you mean combined
> shortcuts, like Super+S to show the workspace switcher?
>
>
>  cryptic HUD action is CTRL+X and CTRL+V
>>
>
> Ok, I think I understand. CTRL+C is not a HUD action at all. That's a
> normal application shortcut. What the HUD does is simply to display a
> search field for menuitem labels. It doesn't provide its own features. It's
> still defined by the application. It's just accessed a different way.
>
> So your idea is to keep everything as it is, but you should tap Ctrl
> instead of Alt in order to display the HUD? I think that might be nice as
> an option, but it shouldn't be the default.


FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to
whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center.

Evan