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Subject:Re: Shortcut vs. Accelerator keys From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 5 Jun 1997 09:22:41 -0500
Becca Price wrote:
>
> whateverer you call them, use the same term for either Ctl+ or Alt+...
> to use different terms would be confusing, I should think.
I hope this isn't a Me Too, but I agree with Becca that you should use
the same term for the keys. I would add that to avoid confusion with
Win95's Shortcuts, you might want to call them Accelerator Keys.
Steve
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