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- From: przemek@rrdstrad.nist.gov (Przemek Klosowski)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: DEC workstation user feedback
- Message-ID: <PRZEMEK.92Dec12154829@rrdstrad.nist.gov>
- Date: 12 Dec 92 20:48:29 GMT
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- In-reply-to: john@iastate.edu's message of 12 Dec 92 16:10:53 GMT
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- John Hascall wrote:
- On the other hand, I wish moronic programmers would stop using ESCAPE
- as a keystroke when it clearly is not.
-
- You'ld think someone from "nist" would have some respect for *standards*,
- wouldn't you?
-
- Well, I am not sure if you are serious or joking. If you are serious,
- I would just say that I want my work done; my understanding of ANSI
- escape sequences is that it is a standard for commands sent TO THE
- CHARACTER-BASED TERMINALS. The usurpation of ESC for keystrokes send
- _from_ my Xterm is just unreasonable. What would be a reason for it,
- besides an overwhelming desire to literally obey?
-
- A standard is just that: a standard way of doing things. As far as I
- know, only DEC insists on interpreting the ANSI standard for display
- commands as prohibiting the existence of an ESC keyboard key.
-
- A good example here might be the RS232 standard, requiring +-12V signal
- swing; however, a vendor whose equipment won't work with smaller swings
- would be crucified in the market. Is it good? well, probably not, but
- such is life.
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