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Aren't alt and option the same thing, or have I been missing some nuance for several decades? BTW, I think ⌥ is supposed to look like scales, representing "opt
by chc 10y ago
Aren't alt and option the same thing, or have I been missing some nuance for several decades?
BTW, I think ⌥ is supposed to look like scales, representing "option." That's how I've always remembered it, anyway.
- Lio 10y agoThat's interesting. I always assumed it was a single pole double throw switch.
- weaksauce 10y agothe option key is supposed to resemble a path and when you press it you are taking the alternate path(also called the alt key)
- igravious 10y agoActually, now that I look at it afresh doesn't it remind you of a railroad switch. Can't believe I never noticed that before.
- tajen 10y agoIt's the electricity symbol for a switch.
- igravious 10y agoGotcha, thanks. Seems to be a near variant of a SPDT toggle switch, Single Pole Double Throw. Can't tell if it is technically an electrical symbol or an electronic symbol. http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/electrical_symbols.htm http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/electrical_symbols.htm (fifth symbol down) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_symbol#Switches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_symbol#Switches (second symbol along)
- reustle 10y agoInteresting, I always thought ⌥ was a 3 dimensional T laying flat (and the black is the shadow).