Re: [MiNT] Background image

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:58:43 , Jo Even Skarstein <joska@online.no> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2011-09-05 at 21:31 +0200, Helmut Karlowski wrote:
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> > > Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a background image but I hope the
> > > current implementation is temporary. There are already too many
> >
> > No - I'm completely happy with the current way.
>
> That's a bit worrying, as this is probably the least user-friendly
> configuration style I've ever seen ;)
>
> > > impossible-to-remember key-combinations. A setting in xaaes.cnf would be
> > > much better.
> >
> > Too many config-variables ...
>
> No, too few. But too many hotkeys.
>
> > The shortcuts can be viewed with Ctrl-Alt-Help :-)
>
> Yes, by another shortcut. Keyboard shortcuts are great, but...
>
> a) Only when they're not the only option.
> b) You remember them. And you only remember them when you use them
> often, like ctrl+c/v.
> c) See a and b. As the shortcut will be forgotten, make sure that the
> functionality is still easily available.
> d) The fact is that most people don't use shortcuts.
>
> Jo Even
>
I only use 1 or 2 shortcuts, hate them, far too DOS like.

Peter