Re: conventions for presenting Win and Mac keyboard shortcuts?

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

There is a typeface that looks like actual keyboard keys (both Mac and
Windows). I'd use it if I were documenting anything.

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On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 2:25 PM <llittle -at- words-tw -dot- com> wrote:

> Now that my client's app is available on the web, they have their first Mac
> users. A very minute proportion of their users, in a Win-based industry,
> but
> we still have to embrace them and any who follow.
>
> There are a few places in the help where we refer to Windows keyboard
> shortcuts. What is a good way to address the Mac differences? Inline
> (making
> it more cluttered for the majority who are not on Mac)? Perhaps a stylistic
> difference? A separate reference topic?
>
> I toyed with using a glossary popup  on "Ctrl" = "Mac: Command key", but
> that is not always a straight swap as illustrated in the example that
> spawned this discussion:
>
> Ctrl+Enter to create a new line
>
> =
>
> Shift+Command+Enter
>
> All opinions and suggestions welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Laurie
>
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