Re: [libreoffice-users] How to abbreviate the first name of the author?

2011/7/13 Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum@gmail.com>:
> 2011/7/13 Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>:
> > Hi :)
> > +1
> > Lol, i totally agree.  I just never thought about it.  I did notice someone
> > taking extravagant care in a very precise guide ages ago.  Hmm Ctrl+c would be
> > Ctrl and the + key and the c?  I got told off for using the +  one time.  I have
> > even been told off for using the space too but it's too confusing for a higher
> > percentage of people if they saw Ctrlc in a guide.  There is an old 'joke' about
> > spending hours looking for the "Any" key.  I think Ctrl+c is fine unless you
> > bump into my old, very fussy and ex boss.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
>
> Well, if the rules for key combinations are what I tried to insinuate,
> Ctrl+c does not mean ”hit Ctrl, then hit + and then hit c”. Ctrl + c
> would.
> Remember?
> Compose o c ⇨ ©
> I didn't type Compose oc or Composeoc…
>
> I am not saying that I am absolutely right here, but I think this is a
> good syntax: Use a space to separate key pressings, use a ”+” if
> several keys must be pressed at the same time (like AltGr+Shift+f or
> whatever). I have seen some people using a ”-” instead, which is okay
> for me, but I think the ”+” better describes what's going on. Well,
> that's my opinion anyway.
>
> Well, enough about this, I guess. Sorry for continuing being off topic… ☺

Just one tiny little thing… let's not forget the Emacs way of doing
it: C-x C-c, M-x command and so on… With ”my” syntax the first one
would be Ctrl+x Ctrl+c, which takes up more space and takes longer to
type unless you don't use AutoKey or similar for text expansion (which
I do…).


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ

> Kind regards
>
> Johnny Rosenberg
> ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wed, 13 July, 2011 18:01:43
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to abbreviate the first name of the author?
> >
> > 2011/7/13 Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>:
> > > Hi :)
> > > Keyboard short-cuts sometimes work when menus don't
> > > Ctrl C = copy
> > > Ctrl X = cut (X looks a little like a pair of scissors)
> > > Ctrl V = Paste
> > > Ctrl Shift V = sometimes pastes 'without formatting' (doesn't work in my
> > > web-based email program)
> > ✁
> >
> > Sorry for this being very off topic, but why does most people write
> > Ctrl C, Ctrl V and so on? Shouldn't it rather be Ctrl c, Ctrl v?
> > Ctrl C should be the same thing as Ctrl Shift c, shouldn't it? Since C
> > is the same as Shift c, I mean (unless you didn't create your own very
> > suspect keyboard layout, of course… like I did, but not THAT suspect…
> > ☺
> >
> > I would even prefer writing like Ctrl+c, since the ”+” indicates that
> > ”Ctrl” should not be released before the ”c” is hit. That way this
> > syntax for the Compose key makes sense: Compose o c ⇨ © (press the
> > compose key, release it, press o, release it, press c, release it ⇨ a
> > © appears at the cursor's position).
> >
> > Once again, sorry for being off topic here, I just couldn't stop myself… ☺
> >
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Johnny Rosenberg
> > ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
> >
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