Comment 3 for bug 677054
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| Robert Roth (evfool) wrote Re: Redo and Undo should follow gnome scheme | #3 |
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I think itás worth a discussion. Most of the apps included in the default install are Gnome apps, having the Gnome keyboard (Ctrl+S for Save, Ctrl+Z for Undo, Ctrl+O for Open, Ctrl+N for new) shortcuts. There are only a few exceptions. OO.o is one of them. Why do not make them consistent?
One of the main reason for the introduction of the indicators was the lack of consistency in the old notification area as a usability issue. Doesn't this apply to the shortcut keys too?
Different shortcuts for the same actions in different applications mean behavioral inconsistencies. It happened to me too, that I pressed Ctrl+Y and nothing happened (I am used to the Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y too). It took me some time to realize that the Gnome shortcut for Redo is Ctrl+Shift+Z in that particular application.
I am not saying that the keyboard shortcuts should all follow the gnome scheme, but only that they should follow the same scheme for the most common actions (New, Open, Save, Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Help).
Does this make sense?