on 6/20/00 9:25 PM, Robin at robinc@... wrote:

> It would certainly cause confusion in your users, and probably make them
> hate your software ;-)
> 
> Ditto for quitting your program on Escape rather than cmd-Q, I think. Part
> of what makes Macs easy to use is consistent behaviour among applications.


I have to agree.  I think we must make every attempt to keep all Mac
software consistant with the Macintosh user interface.  Cmd-Q is the
official quit.  Even if you have a dialog with a Quit in it or a special
game screen, cmd-Q should also start the process.

Poor old Windows still has this interface problem.  Of course DOS was
worse...I remember in the early days when F10 was a biggie but not always
for the same thing.  Even today, I have a piece of software I use to develop
Windows help files and CTRL-C and CTRL-V do not copy and paste. Very
frustrating.  You should not have to think "Which software am I using now?"
-- 
Best Wishes,

George
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