My comparison between GNUcash and Skrooge (if anyone is interested)

John Ralls jralls at ceridwen.us
Thu Sep 27 11:25:19 EDT 2012


On Sep 27, 2012, at 6:50 AM, Michael Leone <turgon at mike-leone.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Define "standard" here.  Gnome-Terminal uses Shift-Control-Q to close a
>> window.  Firefox uses Control-W.  Evolution uses Control-W.  I don't
>> know anything that uses Control-F4 on Linux.
> 
> GnuCash is not a "Linux" program (in the sense that Linux is the only
> platform it runs on). It is multi-platform. On a Windows platform, at
> least, Control-F4 or Control-W is the "standard" UI command to close a
> window, but may not be the same on all the other platforms that
> GnuCash runs on (Linux, Mac, etc)..
> 
> Ideally, if possible, a multi-platform program should have a
> consistent UI. The problem is that (generically speaking)  a UI is not
> the same on all platforms. And hence, some keyboard shortcuts (such as
> the Control-F4 mentioned) are not going to give the same result on all
> platforms. But as long as the menus are the same on all platforms,
> that's more important (for consistency). IMO.

Which is why I said "respective Human Interface Guidelines".

On OS X, the standard shortcut for close is Command-W, and that's what Gnucash uses.

Regards,
John Ralls


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