Re: [Usability] Using Control-Esc and Windows keys to access the start menu

[Mathias Dahl <mathias dahl gmail com>]

Lennart Borgman <lennart borgman 073 student lu se> writes:

> I currently use MS Windows. No big surprise I guess, that is what
> the majority of computer users do today. I am kind of fanatic about
> keyboard usage. 

Me too. And I have to say that in this area, Windows really shines
(just for the record, I am a GNU/Linux + Gnome user and a quite vivid
MS-critic). If I could get the same consistency under Gnome, it would
be really nice.

> I tried Control-Esc and the Windows keys to access the start menu,
> but none of them worked. I would really appreciate if they do. Is
> there any reason that they should not work the same way as on MS
> Windows? Would not that attract MS Windows users?

I read all the responses to this suggestion so I won't comment on
that. But I have another suggestion: why not -- the first couple of
times the user logs on -- display a small tooltip next to the "Start"
icon with the default key binding mentioned?

That would get the mouseless user started.

/Mathias