Re: [Usability] Standard application shortcut keys

[John Spray <jcs116 york ac uk>]

On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 18:19 +0200, Samuel Abels wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-31-03 at 17:21 +0200, David Christian Berg wrote:
> > > I think that more "handy" for copying is ctrl+insert, shift+insert for
> > > paste, and ctrl+del for cut.
> > 
> > Also I don't
> > see, how you can use them with one hand only
> 
> Maybe your keyboard layout has these keys positioned elsewhere? I use
> them with one hand, with a German or English keyboard this is easy.

My personal reason for preferring the CXV accelerators is that on an
english keyboard they're single-hand operable by the left hand in the
typing position, while the right hand reaches to the mouse.  Although
this is not a universal advantage, it does apply to a very large body of
users.

John