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- From: walra%moacs11@nl.net (Waldi Ravens)
- Subject: Re: Ofir's digest 13.06
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 13:06:06 +0100
- Precedence: bulk
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- In <P9810@K.maus.de>, Michael_Nolte@k.maus.de (Michael Nolte) wrote:
-
- >> Can you think of reasons why you would need to deviate from it?
- >
- > Yeah. I'd like to know that too. Why would someone have a real need
- > to deviate from a good standard.
-
- >From a programmers point of view:
-
- - Using CTRL-Q for 'quit', CTRL-W for 'cycle' etc. is kind of difficult
- if one is developping terminal software.
- - Current customers will complain if all/most shortcuts will be changed
- in the next release. One must at least offer them a choice between
- the new set of shortcuts and the one they are used to.
-
- >From a users point of view, have a look at your own words:
-
- > Vincent Lefevre:
- >> closing a window is more frequent than cycling windows.
- >
- > That may be true for you, but generally it's the other way around.
-
-
- Regards,
- Waldi (walra%moacs11@nl.net)
-