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[DOCS] '-' or '+' convention?   [Docs]

By: John Gruener     Orlando, Florida  
Date: Apr 10,2002 at 02:46
In Response to: [DOCS] '-' or '+' convention? (Slobodan Vujnovic)

> Kim (and John),
>
> Before the results of the undergoing documenting effort get cast in stone, I'd
> like to propose changing the current keystroke Alt-x (Ctrl-x, Shift-x) naming
> convention (in the docs and help) to Alt+x, etc. There are several valid
> reasons, IMO:
>
> 1. All MS apps and Windows platforms use it
> 2. All 3rd party apps use this style; I've yet to come across an exception
> 3. When searching for this type of info (across files, disks, the web) you don't
> have to issue the command twice

I tend to agree, and am probably as much at fault as anyone for migrating to the "-" instead of "+". I just tend to avoid that extra shift to get the plus when I'm posting something, and I think the "-" looks a litte cleaner. However, you are correct about the "usual" convention.

The 1.41 help file used the "+", with a few exceptions, (see Dir Ctrl-F8 and -F9).

If Kim agrees, I'll make these revisions fairly quickly, and forward them to him.

- John

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