Reassigning shift keys to U2 help

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

Robert Holmgren wrote:
>
> >> It seems to me that that's a recipe for real trouble.
> >> I'd put it on any key, or key combination, *except* one of the basic "shifting"
> >> keys defined in your KBD file, e.g. CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, etc.

Carl Distefano replied:

> > I disagree, Robert. I've assigned various standalone
> > functions to these keys, without any ill effect.

Robert Holmgren responded:
>
> Of course you _can_ do it; whether you have ill
> effects or not depends on your habits, I guess. For example, suppose you want
> to issue Alt-F10, and you happen to hit F10 a nanosecond before Alt
> -- the effect is to issue Alt by itself.

I think the example may be backward. On my computer,
accidentally hitting F10 before Alt issues F10. On the other
hand, hitting the Alt that I have reassigned to U2 and
missing F10 by a second either executes whatever is on the
command line or, if there is nothing there, gets me an
"Application Error" message on the status line. If I get
both keys pretty simultaneously, it's a window toggle. None
of this strikes me as particularly dangerous, but then again
I've only been using a reassigned shift key since Saturday.
If there is a more substantial danger, *please* let us know
before you shut down for the summer.

Otherwise, have a great time.

Judith Davidsen