Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 15-04-2012 18:28, Evan Huus escreveu: On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Elias K Gardner > wrote: On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Colin Law mailto:clan...@googlemail.com>> wrote: Swiitch off Num Lock when assigning the key, that will allow Alt L t

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Evan Huus
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Elias K Gardner wrote: > On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Colin Law wrote: > >> Swiitch off Num Lock when assigning the key, that will allow Alt L to >> be assigned [1]. I have not tried it with Ctrl. >> >> Thanks to Evan Huus for pointing that out. >> >> Colin

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Elias K Gardner
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Colin Law wrote: > Swiitch off Num Lock when assigning the key, that will allow Alt L to > be assigned [1]. I have not tried it with Ctrl. > > Thanks to Evan Huus for pointing that out. > > Colin > > [1] > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-c

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Colin Law
On 15 April 2012 20:57, Elias K Gardner wrote: > On 15/04/12 17:45, Pedro Bessa wrote: >> >> I updated my system and selected left ctrl for hud, but now when I hold >> CTRL, then hit V to paste, HUD opens and I paste in HUD. Super doesn't do >> that. > > > I changed the HUD shortcut to Control L a

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Elias K Gardner
On 15/04/12 17:45, Pedro Bessa wrote: > I updated my system and selected left ctrl for hud, but now when I hold > CTRL, then hit V to paste, HUD opens and I paste in HUD. Super doesn't do > that. > I changed the HUD shortcut to Control L and you are right Pedro the behavior is different than with

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 15-04-2012 13:47, John escreveu: On 15/04/12 17:45, Pedro Bessa wrote: Em 14-04-2012 12:53, Evan Huus escreveu: On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Pedro Bessa > wrote: Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activat

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Pedro Bessa
When you hit Super, it launches Dash. When you hold Super, it shows you all shortcuts. When you hold Super and hit a key, it cryptically runs an action. If you change your HUD trigger to Ctrl, the following wrong actions happen: When you hit Ctrl, it launches HUD. When you hold Ctrl, it launches

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:53, Evan Huus escreveu: On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Pedro Bessa > wrote: Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts i

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-15 Thread Alan Bell
On 15/04/12 03:55, Michael Hall wrote: Alt is already strongly associated with accessing a window's menus, it makes sense as the activation key for HUD (except for emacs users, evidently) Michael Hall mhall...@ubuntu.com I changed my HUD key to alt+super because if you are in a full screen vir

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Michael Hall
On 04/14/2012 10:09 AM, Pedro Bessa wrote: > Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? > > You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers > like it. > You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. > > You hold CTRL, then hit a key to run a cryptic HUD ac

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Ryan Gauger
Pedro: Your emails may not be intended to be spam, but to many, they look like spam. This is because you keep asking this list the same thing over and over, and keep opening up more and more threads which should not have been opened up period. Please refrain from starting multiple threads on the

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 22:09, skrev balint...@gmail.com: ...at least with its current behavior. Having hud on ctrl would make sense I think if: 1. It activated on a timeout ater pressing and holding ctrl. 2. One could type the desired command while holdgin ctrl (This would need incorporating curren

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 22:02, skrev balint...@gmail.com: Do you have a weird keyboard, or do you have weird hands? :) Whatever he has, I have it too :) With my hands in resting position, Alt is just to the left of where my thumb naturally rests on the spacebar. Super (AKA

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread balint...@gmail.com
...at least with its current behavior. Having hud on ctrl would make sense I think if: 1. It activated on a timeout ater pressing and holding ctrl. 2. One could type the desired command while holdgin ctrl (This would need incorporating current common keyboard shortcuts like ctrl+c ) 3. HUD would ex

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread balint...@gmail.com
I have changed my HUD trigger to ctrl just to try how it would act. I can say after an hour of heavy text-editing HUD activated about 50 times from which about 2 was intentional. I think it pretty much gets in the way rather than help with ctrl. 2012/4/14 Evan Huus > On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 3:23

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Evan Huus
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 20:25, skrev Josh Strawbridge: > > >> >> i use my little/small/pinkie finger to hit ctrl. i find it much more >> comfortable than hitting alt with my thumb. i've never found alt to be

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 20:25, skrev Josh Strawbridge: i use my little/small/pinkie finger to hit ctrl. i find it much more comfortable than hitting alt with my thumb. i've never found alt to be a comfortable reach. -- I tried to understand how that's possible, but it's a little bit difficul

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Josh Strawbridge
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa: > > >> You people type really weird. >> Most people type right I think. >> >> move hud to ctrl!!! >> >> > No, you should, in fact, not move your hands at all

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread shane lee
As someone who hardly uses shortcut keys at all, but trying to learn to, that makes plenty of sense to me. Sounds more natural. On 14 April 2012 17:14, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa: > >> >> You people type really weird. >> Most people type right I think

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa: You people type really weird. Most people type right I think. move hud to ctrl!!! No, you should, in fact, not move your hands at all unless you have to. You should always keep your index fingers at F and J. They have a little physical marker on

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread shane lee
Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchers "Key to show the HUD ALT L" On 14 April 2012 16:46, Pedro Bessa wrote: > Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: > > > FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to > whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center.

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:22, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 17:19, skrev supernova: ALT is easier to touch only for me? Supernova Yes, it's easier for you. It's easier for me too. :) The right way to do it is an other way. The way thought in typing schools is: hold right ctrl wit

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Evan Huus
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Pedro Bessa wrote: > Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: > > > FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to > whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center. > > Evan > > No, it can't. Go take a look there. HUD

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center. Evan No, it can't. Go take a look there. HUD isn't listed. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-de

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:30, skrev Pedro Bessa: Holy shit, Mr. Schinstad! I'm waaay more used to hitting ctrl than any other modifier! When the hell have you been using alt? It's so rare... It's not so much about Alt for me. It's more about F and J. When I hold my left index finger on F, I c

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:13, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa: CTRL is better than ALT, because: Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time. You hit Super once and it's expressive. You hold Super, then hit a key and it's cryptic. What do you mean by "cry

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:19, skrev supernova: ALT is easier to touch only for me? Supernova Yes, it's easier for you. It's easier for me too. :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launc

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread supernova
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Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Evan Huus
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa: > > CTRL is better than ALT, because: >> >> Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time. >> You hit Super once and it's expressive. >> You hold Super, t

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa: CTRL is better than ALT, because: Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time. You hit Super once and it's expressive. You hold Super, then hit a key and it's cryptic. What do you mean by "cryptic" in this context? Do you mean combined shortcu

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 11:13, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 16:09, skrev Pedro Bessa: Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold C

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 11:13, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 16:09, skrev Pedro Bessa: Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold C

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 16:09, skrev Pedro Bessa: Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold CTRL, then hit a key to run a cryptic HUD action. Hac