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Matthias Müller-Prove <[log in to unmask]>
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Matthias Müller-Prove <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:58:14 +0100
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Hi Aridane, Alfredo, Enrique, Carmen, Nerea, Peter, Javier, and Barry,

thank you all for the great comments. I just want to tell you the result of 
our little discussion: It is 4 to 4 -- with good reasons for both sides.

Luckily, UI design is not about democracy. I decided to localize the 
shortcuts for the Spanish version of OpenOffice.org 2.0. See specification 
for details[1].

The main reason that drove the decision is the conformance with the Spanish 
version of MSOffice. We want to welcome MS's users if they consider a move 
to OpenOffice.org, or to StarOffice respectively. Breaking unconscious 
motor habits does not support this effort.

kind regards
Matthias

[1]
as OpenOffice Document: 
<http://specs.openoffice.org/g11n/menus/LocalizedShortcuts.sxw>http://specs.openoffice.org/g11n/menus/LocalizedShortcuts.sxw
as PDF: 
<http://specs.openoffice.org/g11n/menus/LocalizedShortcuts.sxw>http://specs.openoffice.org/g11n/menus/LocalizedShortcuts.pdf 



--
Matthias Müller-Prove
User Experience Engineer
Sun Microsystems

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