Fix 23906: Update text describing virtual modifier key 'Accel'
authorGary Kacmarcik <garykac@google.com>
Mon, 12 May 2014 14:59:56 -0700
changeset 628 c59155281d03
parent 627 705e5c8af455
child 629 096785db6165
Fix 23906: Update text describing virtual modifier key 'Accel'
html/DOM3Events-key.html
--- a/html/DOM3Events-key.html	Fri May 09 14:41:46 2014 -0700
+++ b/html/DOM3Events-key.html	Mon May 12 14:59:56 2014 -0700
@@ -168,18 +168,16 @@
 			<h4>Modifier Keys</h4>
 			<div id="key-table-modifier" class="key-table">
 				<key name="Accel">This is a virtual modifier key that is equivalent to whichever key the current OS uses
-					as the menu "accelerator" key. This virtual modifier key is never set by itself - it is always set in
-					conjunction with one of the other modifier keys in this list.
-					<p>For Windows, this virtual key is equivalent to the <code>'OS'</code> key.
+					as the menu "accelerator" key. This virtual modifier key is never set returned in a key event, and
+					is only valid for use with the
+						<a href="#widl-KeyboardEvent-getModifierState"><code>KeyboardEvent.getModifierState()</code></a>
+					method. This virtual key is always set in conjunction with one of the other modifier keys in this list.
+					<p>For Windows, this virtual key is equivalent to the <code>'Control'</code> key.
 						</p>
-					<p>For Mac OS, this key is equivalent to the <code>'Meta'</code> key.
-						Although note that the <code>'Meta'</code> key on other platforms SHOULD NOT be associated
+					<p>For Mac OS, this key is typically equivalent to the <code>'Meta'</code> key.
+						Although note that the <code>'Meta'</code> key on other platforms is not necessarily associated
 						with the <code>'Accel'</code>.
 						</p>
-					<p>For Linux, it is equivalent to the <code>'Super'</code> and <code>'Hyper'</code> keys
-						(so if either of these modifier keys is pressed, then the <code>'Accel'</code> modifier key
-						is considered to be pressed).
-						</p>
 					</key>
 				<key name="Alt">The Alternative (Alt, Option, Menu) key.  Enable alternate modifier function for interpreting concurrent or subsequent keyboard input.
 					This key value is also used for the Apple <code>'Option'</code> key.