A standard for global/desktop environment shortcuts to prevent conflicts with Linux apps

[Sparr]

I think it's worth calling out, although I suspect most of us are already
aware, that in macOS most applications use the command/super key for
shortcuts that would use ctrl in other OSes, while still also using ctrl
and option/alt as application modifier keys as well.

I do not expect cross-platform apps to change their behavior on macOS as a
result of this standard, even if they are otherwise compliant.

On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 5:37 PM Nate Graham <nate at kde.org> wrote:

> On 5/6/20 6:05 PM, Noah Davis wrote:
> > Start key == Windows key. Maybe I didn't use the right name, but I've
> > always called it the Start key since it opens the start menu. It's
> > called Meta in Qt and Super in GTK.
>
> ...And if you're using a Mac keyboard, the command key (the one with the
> cloverleaf symbol on it) maps to Meta/Super/Win/Start/whatever we're
> calling it. :)
>
> +1 for the original proposal. Since GNOME is already doing this, perhaps
> we could make a formal XDG spec recommending it. Seems pretty logical to
> me.
>
> Nate
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