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Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 12:54:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
Subject: Re: Proposal
To: gem-list@world.std.com
In-Reply-To: <199406010913.LAA22897@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl>
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On Wed, 1 Jun 1994, Erlend Nagel wrote:
> > Not again. OK just one more question: can we summarize who on the list
> > agree with Tim? Are there ANY MORE people who hit control + a by accident
> > often enough to make it unacceptable?
>
> Ofir, please put this to a vote.
> I think we should have the following three options:
>
> a) remove ^A from the standard and look for a replacement.
> b) leave ^A in the standard but recommend that it is followed by a
> warning.
> c) remove ^A from the standard and do not look for a replacement.
>
> Erlend.
>
Put in my votes for a AND c.
If we don't find a replacement, it doesn't matter since select-all isn't
used that much anyway, but if you find a decent replacement, that's fine
with me too.