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Subject:Shortcut vs. Accelerator keys From:Melonie Holliman <mrh -at- ABMDATA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 5 Jun 1997 08:35:00 +0000
Howdy, Yall:
We are having a little debate regarding what to call those
quick keys (you know: Alt & Ctrl plus some other key or keys).
Right now we are calling both "Accelerator keys". It has been
suggested we call the Alt + menu combination "Shortcut keys"
and the Ctrl + key "Accelerator keys".
Any suggestions? Anyone know a standard on this? Sorry if this
is in the archives (I cannot get to the web at work).
Thanks,
Melonie Holliman
The Tech Writer
ABM Data Systems, Inc.
Austin, TX
(mrh -at- abmdata -dot- com)
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