Re: Standardization of Function Keys

[Trans <transfire gmail com>]

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Jasper St. Pierre
<jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Trans <transfire gmail com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Jasper St. Pierre
>> <jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:
>>>
>>> So now the rules are "F1-F12 map to the first twelve unchanging items
>>> in the menu"? How am I supposed to know what those are, other than
>>> blind guessing?
>>
>> You would look at them. You would still be able to click them with a mouse.
>
> I don't understand.

Sorry, I am not sure what the confusion is. The menus at the top of
the window can be seen (typically).

>>> I use F5 in a web browser for refresh. I don't think I'm alone in this.
>>
>> Ah, yes, I forgot about that one. I've used it once or twice. I think
>> that it most commonly used by web developers. Obviously that is useful
>> in web browsers, but seeing it use is mostly for technical users, it
>> would easy for them to transition to, for instance, CTRL+F5.
>
> No it wouldn't. Not to mention that Ctrl+F5 already means "clear the
> cache for all assets refreshed on this page, and then refresh".

Sure it would. Everyone had to adjust to completely new way of
navigating the desktop in the transition from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3. This
is nothing compared to that. A few shortcuts that only very technical
specialists know can easily be remapped. I've been programming for 25
years and have never once used CTRL+F5 in any capacity that I can
recollect. I'm absolutely sure no average user has any idea about it
either. In fact, they probably would have a hard time even
understanding what you were talking about.

I think its important not to give preference to what you personally
know and are used to versus what could be a general improvement for
everyone.