Hacker News Reader

>Distinct control/option/command Way too much cognitive load. Just have a single "ctrl". Coupled with shift, that's more than enough for most hotkeys.

View on HN

The way I remember it, command was used for commands, option was mostly for typing accented characters, and ctrl was only used within terminal windows (which means most Mac users would have never touched it).

ctrl+click was used to show the context menu with a single button mouse. At least some probably used it!

https://www.wired.com/2000/10/eek-a-two-button-mac-mouse/

"In recent years, the company has added "contextual menus" to the Macintosh operating system. But to activate them, users must hold down the control key while pressing down the mouse button, which more or less defeats the purpose."

Oct 31, 2000

Reply on news.ycombinator.com