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From: Mark Himsley <mdsh@cix.compulink.co.uk>
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
From: Ofir Gal <ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk>
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 94 12:05 BST-1
From: Mark Himsley <mdsh@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Subject: RE:vert
To: gem-list@world.std.com
Message-Id: <memo.463528@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Precedence: bulk
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
>)>)Yes, reOPEN realy tells the user exactly what is going to happen, in the
>)>)same vain as 'save' and 'save as...'
>)>
>)>Yes, but REOPEN, to me, means 'open another copy of the same file',
>)
>)I disagree.
>
>Fine. You disagree. That doesn't really tell us much. WHY do you
>disagree? The meanings of the words are not unclear, so what do you feel
>is the problem?
I told you why I like reopen. It's in the top line of your quote. I will go
with whatever is decided. I'm only giving my two-pence worth. At the moment,
if I want to go babk to the last saved version, I close the window and then
open the same file. Sounds like re-open to me. I wanted to register with the
rest of the list that _I_ like reopen. Others on this list may have their
own opinions, only they are keeping quiet. =:-)
From: Ofir Gal <ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk>
>The Oxford dictionary defines revert as
>"Return to previous state"
Okay then. But I still think 're-open' is like 'save as...' =:-)
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
>)Typing ctrl-A accidently on a french keyboard is as likely as typing
>)ctrl-Q accidently on a german or uk keyboard. If you were to have a
>)french keyboard you would most likely start to argue about the danger
>)of ctrl-Q.
>
>This is true, but as most of us have agreed, quitting is important enough
>to require confirmation. Select-All, on the other hand would be annoying
>to have to confirm. Your arguement is invalid.
I am sure that I've said that I have no problem with ^A == 'select all'
I'd MUCH prefere delete AFTER select-all to have a confirmation (block mode,
not big cursor - I will not use an editor with block == big cursor) than
being asked if I realy want to quit!
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
>The block=cursor metaphor is a very effective and CONSISTENT way of handling
>blocks, while your method requires the user to memorize two keyypresses for
>every operation that would affect single characters or blocks in a similar
>manner
But to me, a block is a block, and a cursor is a cursor, They do diffrent
jobs, they should be diffrent. This is my opinion. I have nothing more to
say.
Mark H.
mdsh@cix.compulink.co.uk