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- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 18:46:39 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
- Subject: Re: Proposal
- To: gem-list@world.std.com
- In-Reply-To: <memo.260516@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- On Wed, 1 Jun 1994, Ofir Gal wrote:
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- > In-Reply-To: <199406010913.LAA22897@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl>
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- > >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.
- >
- > I don't think that CTRL+A should be under discussion at all. We are
- > wasting bandwidth and people are resigning from the list. If a program is
- > about to do something destructive then it should warn the user. I will add
- > a recomendation to the proposal that if in verbose mode and about to
- > delete the whole doc then display a warning.
- >
- > Bye,
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- > Ofir ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk
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- >
- And you'll have people resigning for other reasons too. I'm technical
- editor of an Atari magazine, and I have a reputation to uphold. I do not
- want to have my name associated with a 'standard' that has serious flaws.
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