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[Richard Gaskin]

Alex Tweedly wrote:
> Jon wrote:
> 
>> I'm confused: you and someone else claimed that they hit the <enter> 
>> key to save a script, but when I hit the <enter> key, it just puts a 
>> new line into the script!!!
>>
> Confusing naming of keys .....
> 
> "enter" is normally, on Windows, (I believe) the keypad "enter" key, not 
> the usual "enter/return/big-left-arrow/ ..." key
> 
> I say "I believe" because I actually use a laptop, without a keypad, so 
> for me to get "Enter" I need to use a Fn key combination (in my case, 
> Fn/[ - marked as "enter" on the front edge of the key itself).

While the distinction might have been useful on Macs, Windows machines 
have been mislabeling the Return key for years (almost all Wintel 
keyboards label it "Enter").  That, along with PowerBooks fast 
outnumbering desktop Macs, make any UI based on the distinction a risky 
proposition.

I once loved doing that, but have had to design around it in recent 
years, giving the same behaviors to both the true Enter and mislabeled 
Return keys.

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