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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>
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- 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
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