On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 10:15 -0700, Les wrote: > On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 12:06 -0400, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-04-26 at 22:11 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > > > > > Programmers haven't seen the need for control-key commands since > > > keyboards started including an alt key and a bunch of function keys and > > > everything has a mouse. > > > > I think his point was that all require that "\you remove your hands from > > the home row due to the means by which they are called." > > > > I used Wordstar for quite awhile during my cp/m days, and still miss > > it. > > > But how about control-c and control-v, and if the need is not present, > why are there speed key equivalents for the mouse commands in every > Microsoft application? When the ALT key was started, what was it for? > AS I recall, it was to access an alternate font, for symbols and so > forth, but then it got used for other purposes. Then we acquired yet > another key, the Windows key, similar to the apple keyboard. Now we > have 47 main keys, along with control, alt and windows, and some > software even distinguishes between left and right of each alt, control > and windows, along with left and right shift, so you now have the > equivalent of 47*3*4= 564 (unshifted, shift right, shift left, along > with no, alt, windows, and control) key combinations in the lexicon, > should you choose to implement all the calls. And if you add the > function, number pad, locks, and system control keys there are even more > possible combinations available. Should you choose to get even more > exotic, you can add mouse gestures to these shift and operations keys > along with 5 button mouse, and chords to achieve a littany that is > beyond geekdom. > > Yet for editing purposes, Wordstar offered the essential functionality > without all these buttons, mousing around, and arbitrary sequencing with > relatively simple command sequences, including a full menu callable from > the home row as well. If you mastered Wordstar, all other editors were > clunky, awkward and slow. ---- yum install joe - you can go home again Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
