[Cuis-dev] modifier keys

Luciano Notarfrancesco luchiano at gmail.com
Tue Jan 13 23:35:46 PST 2026


In Cuis we are equating the Command key in Mac with the Alt key in PC. I
think this is wrong, the convention for multiplatform applications is to
identify Command in Mac with Control in PC (although Mac also has Control),
and Alt is identified with Option (they are used to modify the behavior of
the hotkey or gesture, i.e. to provide an alternate action or a second
option in addition to the primary action).

Is there a good reason for this in Cuis? Does Squeak do something
different? Should we change it to make it more consistent with conventions?
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