User 870ab5b546
23-06-2004 19:46:17
In Marvin 3.4pre6 within Safari 1.2.2, the quick-key commands (COMMAND-whatever) for various Marvin functions don't work. They are always interpreted as Safari commands. For example, COMMAND-F brings up the Safari Find window, rather than bringing up the Select conformer function within Marvin.
Is there a way to make the quick-key commands work for Marvin? If not, is this a Safari-specific problem? If not, why include the quick-key commands at all in the applet menus?
ChemAxon 7c2d26e5cf
24-06-2004 16:37:46
It is not a Safari specific problem. It exists in other OS X browsers. However, the hotkeys work in the MarvinSketch application or any application created using Marvin Beans. It is possible that Apple will sooner or later fix this bug for Safari.
Under other operating systems, Marvin hotkeys work both in applets and applications (Ctrl-whatever is implemented instead of COMMAND-whatever in Windows and Unix). The symbol of the Ctrl key displayed in the menus is "^" (like ^F).
We are considering the following solutions:
1. Exclude hotkey commands from the applets under OS X.
2. Under OS X, define hotkeys as CTRL+whatever in Marvin applets (like in other OS-s) and use COMMAND+whatever in Marvin Beans applications.
3. Use CTRL for hotkeys both in Marvin applets and Marvin applications under OS X.
Which solution would Mac users prefer in your opinion? We are open to any idea. (Please also consider that many people use Marvin Beans under Mac.)
User ef5e605ae6
24-06-2004 18:30:23
Option 3 might be good for people who use both the applet and the application. But people who only use the application will be confused if hot keys like Command-C, that work in most programs including the previous marvin version, wiil not work in the next. For application users, option 1 might be much better.
User ef5e605ae6
25-06-2004 06:44:46
I found a way to make both shortcuts work at the same time. Command will be the primary but Ctrl will also work.
ChemAxon 43e6884a7a
25-06-2004 15:35:25
We have just implemented that shortcuts are set to work as both COMMAND-whatever and Ctrl-whatever quick-keys under Mac. However, as we have discussed the COMMAND shortcuts are stolen by the web browsers in the case of the applets. Menu options display the COMMAND symbol (see image) both in applets and applications.
Is this acceptable?
User ef5e605ae6
28-06-2004 08:19:03
I'm sure they would guess it. The help only mentions the Ctrl key. Nevertheless, I swapped the primary and the secondary shortcut masks for applets, so the menu will show "^" characters on Mac.