Re: How to type accented letters

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:28:49 GMT

Stewart Gordon wrote:
>
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>
> <snip>
> > No, it's the Option key.
>
> So, if you think you're the expert, what is Apple's rationale for
> calling a key what it isn't called?
>
> <snip>
> > It's the Command key that has a "funny little graphic" (a four-leaf
> > clover sort of thing);
>
> I don't think either graphic makes me laugh more than the other really.

"Funny little graphic" was your phrase.

> > drop-down menus that show keyboard shortcuts use
> > a symbol that seems to depict 'choice' for the Option key, but it's
> > always derogated as uninterpretable by the usual range of users.
>
> The symbol I see on both Mac OS X menus and the keyboard itself looks
> like it's supposed to be some circuit diagram representation of a
> two-way switch.

That's the symbol for the Option key. 

-- 
Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net

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