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- From: sasgrw@cumorah.unx.sas.com (Glen R. Walker)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
- Subject: Re: DM vs. xterm
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- Date: 10 Nov 92 18:23:16 GMT
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- In article <lee.721411939@ceg.uiuc.edu>, lee@ceg.uiuc.edu (Chris Lee) writes:
- |>
- |> 1. I can save the transcript of the pad ANYTIME. I think such an option
- [ more stuff...]
- |> the Xtermlog file. With DM, I can issue a 'pn filename' command anytime
- |> and the whole pad will be saved. Not just a bit of it. Speaking of which,
- |> I can actually give the name of the file I want to log to...
- |>
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- It's nice that it saves what you have been doing and saves what
- you will do. It's kind of neat issuing the 'pn filename' command
- then bringing up a 'read' window on that file. When you type commands
- into the assiciated pad, you see it echoed in the file.
-
- |> 4. With 1 keypress (I count control/shift key as 1 key press), I can
- |> move a window to any part of the screen while simultaneously resizing
- |> it. I'm using MWM right now, and this is one feature I really miss.
- |>
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- I'd love to be able to do this under X.
-
- |> And just to be fair, there is 1 thing that absolutely drives me crazy
- |> on the DM that I can't do anything about. The DM editor is very mouse
- |> sensitive. If the mouse moves as you are editing something, your cursor
- |> will move. I don't know about others, but REALLY, I want my cursor
- |> where I left it. IMHO, the cursor should only move with a button click
- |> or something like that. This is where I think X is better. A cursor
- |> AND a mouse pointer.
- |>
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- Since we've switched our development platform from Apollo 3500/4500
- to HP workstations, I too have grown to love the multiple cursor
- and window focus policies. When I switch back to an Apollo (I have one
- at home), I find it very annoying that the pad I want to type in must
- be popped to the top.
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