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- From: potts@itl.itd.umich.edu (Paul Potts)
- Subject: Re: FlushEvents necessary? (was: Re: Toolbox init)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.144912.12015@terminator.cc.umich.edu>
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- Organization: Instructional Technology Laboratory, University of Michigan
- References: <hammett.714004576@sbsu1.aukuni.ac.nz> <jpugh-160892232829@90.20.3.200> <de19-200892050741@mac39-pg2.umd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 14:49:12 GMT
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- In article <de19-200892050741@mac39-pg2.umd.edu> de19@umail.umd.edu (Dana S Emery) writes:
- >If ones application interpretes key events in a way that make blind type
- >ahead a dangerous option, then by all means flush away.
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- I've done something similar: selected an entire document in Word, changed
- the font, printed it, then hit cmd-save while unfortunately accidentally
- striking the spacebar (like you, I was typing madly in a hurry to get
- something done). My entire document was replaced by a space, and not
- undoable. Ugh. Fortunately I had a printed copy :)
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- "It'sVerySad / toSeeTheAncientAndDistinguishedGameThatUsedToBe / aModelOf
- DecorumAndTranquilityBecomeLikeAnyOtherSportABattlegroundForRivalIdeologies
- toSlugItOutWithGlee." (from _Chess_). -potts@itl.itd.umich.edu-
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