- From: Thomas Broyer <t.broyer@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:44:56 +0100
2007/12/11, Krzysztof ?elechowski: > > The + sign does not belong to the user input, it is a shortcut the > following explanation: > <OL ><LI >press <KBD >Shift</KBD > ><LI >press <KBD >F3</KBD ><LI >release<KBD >F3</KBD > ><LI >release<KBD >Shift</KBD ></OL > > > (That is how I have to explain it to my mom; otherwise she always gets > it wrong.) So the + sign is actually misleading and certainly does not > belong to the KBD tag. > > Think about printed instructions that show the keys boxed. Would you > want to get the + sign boxed as well? Only "kbd inside kbd" would be "boxed" then, so the + sign is not a problem: <p>To make George eat an apple, press <kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd> (hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> down while pressing <kbd>F3</kbd>, then release both keys, in any order)</kbd>.</p> Or eventually: <p>To make George eat an apple, press <kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd></kbd> (i.e. hold <kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd></kbd> down while pressing <kbd><kbd>F3</kbd></kbd>, then release both keys, in any order).</p> -- Thomas Broyer
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