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> well the usual fx keys aren't doing it When you say the 'usual' function keys... do you really mean some other system's function keys? Why would you expect m
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> well the usual fx keys aren't doing it
When you say the 'usual' function keys... do you really mean some other system's function keys? Why would you expect macOS to use the same function keys as a different system? There's no standards body for these things.
- wraptile 5y agoit was just muscle memory but that's not the point.
- fao_ 5y ago> There's no standards body for these things. Yes there is -- it's called CUA (Common User Access) "The subset of CUA implemented in Microsoft Windows or OSF/Motif is generally considered a de facto standard to be followed by any new Unix GUI environment." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access
- FabHK 5y agoThe original Mac predates that, and I think it is quite conceivable that "Enter" to select a file name and edit it was in use back then.
- drewzero1 5y agoYes, I can confirm that it's been that way (almost) since the beginning. Apparently[1] the original intent was to allow the user to just type and rename the file, but the enter key was quickly added after they noticed that the display models all had garbage filenames. It was an early tweak that stuck (much to the chagrin of those of us who also use other systems). Why they never added it to the context menu is beyond me. [1] https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=A_Floppy_named_lsadkfjalhkjh.txt&sortOrder=Sort+by+Rating&characters=Bruce+Horn https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...
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