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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 06:43:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Timothy Miller <millert@undergrad.csee.usf.edu>
Subject: Re: available keys
To: gem-list@world.std.com
In-Reply-To: <9407050836.AA01639@lip.ens-lyon.fr>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.87.9407050638.A15742-0100000@undergrad>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Precedence: bulk
Vincent:
)Timothy:
)vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
)Shift-Backspace should do the same as Backspace, and CR is the same as
)any other character that can be deleted. Are you putting physical
)returns at the ends of your lines within paragraphs? Ick!
)^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)In the sources of my programs and in TeX files, I type RETURN at
)the end of each line.
)But I've said that finally Shift-Backspace = delete the begining of
)the line is better.
We've already covered this, and Ofir corrected the problem. It is all
too easy to accidentally hit Shift-Backspace while typing in a line of
CAPS, thereby erasing your whole line. Ofir wisely changed it to
Shift-Ctrl-Backspace which is definately NOT easy to accidentally hit,
but isn't difficult either and therefore serves the purpose very well.
)vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
)But
)making other changes like (For things other than tool boxes) not topping
)windows when they're clicked in not only confuse and frustrate people
)(myself included), but they often make simple things (like topping
)windows when you WANT to) difficult.
)[...]
)^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)I disagree.
)The best thing is that these changes are done by an AUTO program (not
)in an app) so that you can choose the behavior of the GEM.
What I'm saying is that I don't like the added expense of space in my
program to implement these features, and I don't want to frustrate the
user by forcing them to use some arcane AUTO program just so they can use
my application and waste memory the rest of the time. Not to mention the
fact that I don't want to frustrate myself trying to work with someone's
hard-to-interface-with OS overlay.