Comment 24 for bug 54024
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| Samuel Coleman (sjcoleman) wrote Re: WIN key <SUPER_L> should be mapped to Applications menu | #24 |
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Honestly, I think autodetection would be a terrible way to do it. It would be confusing for the user if they switched to a new, cleanly-loaded machine and found the behaviour different, and difficult for a technician used to different keyboard shortcuts. It might be better to do like SuSE did (does?) and prompt the user to select a set of keyboard shortcuts on account creation, and then add an option somewhere so it could be changed or checked later. That way, the user can select what basic set of keyboard shortcuts they want (Windows-style, OS X-style, Gnome-style, or KDE-style) from a clearly-labeled dialog, and there'll be less risk of confusion at a later date.
BTW, Elliott, in North America, most keyboards here are labeled with a Windows flag as well, although some newer keyboards, primarily those on laptops, have a Vista-style flag-in-a-circle emblem.
--- Samuel