[linux-audio-user] Opening up the discussion

[Joe Hartley]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:34:41 -0400
Lee Revell <rlrevell at joe-job.com> wrote:
> For example, most apps (Firefox and IE) use "Ctrl-F" to 'Find in page'.
> Except Evolution, which forces you to use "Ctrl-S" to 'Find (Search) in
> page', because they have already bound Ctrl-F to 'Forward message'.
> 
> This is a MAJOR usability bug; "We didn't feel like doing it the normal
> way" is NEVER a "good reason" for usability purposes.

One could argue that since search in Emacs has been ^s for ages, that
those who use ^f are the ones who have broken convention for no good
reason.

That's the nice thing about standards - there are so many of them to
choose from!

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