Christian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Dec 21

Windows 2.x still thought it "knew better" than Mac when it came to keyboard shortcuts …

Undo: Alt+Backspace
Cut: Shift+Delete
Copy: Ctrl+Insert
Paste: Shift+Insert

1990 would change that. Of course, the option-key shortcuts that Mac started in 1984 … ? Still waiting.

#Undo #Cut #Copy #Paste #Windows2
@nina_kali_nina

Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥

Of course, we got Ctrl-S to copy Cmd-S "Save"

But we're still waiting for Ctrl-Q, I think?
You had to learn Alt-F4, for some reason.

And then there's these … omg ßæπ÷ç∫√

Dec 21 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Dec 21

Windows 2.x: How to Close a Window

There will be a test.

Mac users should be able to figure this one out.

#Windows2

Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Dec 21

Did you know Alt+F4 had friends?

#Windows2

Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Dec 21

Behold, the origin of Alt-Tab

It's really grown a lot in 40 years

#appswitcher #alttab #Windows2

Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Dec 21

Alt+Escape continues to be weird one — not Ctrl+Escape — that basically switches apps immediately to this day; but before the Start Bar and Dock, this was just a way to rearrange the egg-form of your running applications.

Today's Alt+Escape is a little bit like Cmd-` (backtick) on Mac, except that's for rotating within apps

#Windows2

Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Dec 21

Your assumed knowledge — if you got left behind in the 1990s, here's what you missed.

I did like that question mark icon — it was kind of friendly and confident. Windows arrow, you're drunk.

#Windows2