Keyboard equivalents...RANT warning

...rant on...
Why, oh, why oh why do the keyboard equivalents appear to be diverging when it comes to Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom? What on earth are the Lightroom Wizards trying to accomplish by choosing keyboard commands which have little or nothing to do with Photoshop/ACR?
Decisions like this are arbitrary, at best and stupid at worst.
....rant off...
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

"Perhaps the issue needs some visibility up the chain of command. "
Yeah, you can try that too...I know the guys at Adobe PR and legal by first name...(course, I did feel bad when Ian got calls in the middle of the night, sorry Ian).
Greg, I suggest you re-read the entire thread to see the context of the discussion. You got a problem with me? Good luck...I would suggest you lighten your own load a bit. And, I also suggest you re-read the TOS. Point out exactly where I'm in violation...it's pretty open to interpretation.
Feel free to post your comments on
Comments and Announcements about the Forums which is where comments about forum posts are SUPPOSED to be posted...according to the TOS.
Here's
The TOS
Cliff note version:
3. RULES OF CONDUCT
You shall not post on the Forums any User Content which (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, abusive, harassing or threatening, (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features, (c) violates the rights of others, such as User Content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or any other intellectual property right or which violates any right of privacy or publicity, (e) violates any laws regarding unfair competition, or (e) otherwise violates any applicable law. You may not post on the Forums any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Forums for any commercial purpose or to distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods.
Yeah, ok "irritating" really should be in the TOS...
:~)

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<rant>
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Select all:
Also, what happens if you select all your sound files before hitting command-O?
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Mousing simple:
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<table border=0><tr><td>Mac OS</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>Windows</td></tr><tr><td>Control key</td><td> </td><td>⌃</td><td> </td><td>Ctrl key</td></tr><tr><td>Option key</td><td> </td><td>⌥</td><td> </td><td>Alt key</td></tr><tr><td>Command key</td><td> </td><td>⌘</td><td> </td><td>Windows key</td></tr></table>
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**Rant Warning!**
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**Rant Complete**
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ewa000 wrote:
I stuck on Excel Mac. I need tips how to navigate in big worksheet. For example page up, page down, very left corner of worksheet and very right bottom. My keyboard does not feature "Home" or "End" key.
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<http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macexcel>.
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<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343>
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