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- From: robichau@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Paul Robichaux)
- Subject: Re: System 7 BUG: Mac Plus keyboard flaw
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.150439.14354@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- Reply-To: robichau@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov
- Organization: New Technology, Inc.
- References: <1992Sep7.123633.1@vax1.tcd.ie> <2tqngfa.leonardr@netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 15:04:39 GMT
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- In <2tqngfa.leonardr@netcom.com> leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol) writes
- > This is _NOT A BUG_!!
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- > The MacPlus keyboard returns a different set of "codes" for the
- >arrow keys than ADB keyboards do. Since the MacPlus is not longer a shippping
- >product, most application software does not support the "odd" arrow key
- >sequences generated by the Plus keyboard.
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- a) System 7.0 supports the Plus and should certainly support
- its keyboard codes, "odd" or not.
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- b) My applications support the Plus keyboard, and I expect
- that ANY commercial app I buy will too. There's no excuse
- not to, and there are surely a lot of Pluses floating
- around out there.
-
- -Paul
-
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- Paul Robichaux, KD4JZG | I shouldn't bitch / I shouldn't cry
- robichau@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov | I'd start a revolution but I don't have time.
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