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- From: khollis@bitsink.gbdata.com (K. Hollis)
- Subject: Re: Dialog Box Proposal Part 1
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 21:54:56 +0000 (GMT)
- In-Reply-To: <memo.485135@cix.compulink.co.uk> from "Ofir Gal" at Jun 26, 94 04:42:00 am
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- > > character (ie. 0-9, A-Z). The activation characters MUST be in uppercase
- > Why uppercase? We will end up with buttons called YeS and EXit, an
- > underscore is enough.
-
- I should have stored it as "activation characters MUST be STORED as
- uppercase"... That's what I meant. I will update the proposal. :)
-
- > > + SHIFT-CTRL : Insert text from clipboard at its current
- > > position, then move the counter up one. Press
- > > again to get the next previously entered string.
- > I don't follow.
-
- Just counter rotation in the clipboard position. Hit SHIFT-CTRL and V or
- whatever it was (I don't have the doc handy), and it pastes the entry BEFORE
- the current one. Move counter up and do it again.
-
- > > - Insert : Toggle insert/overwrite mode (change cursor too.)
- > > + SHIFT : Bring up a character table to select characters to
- > > input into the editable field.
- > I thought you were going to follow the current propsal Shift+CTRL+Z
-
- You're forgetting that I'm adding these things TO the already existing
- proposal. Since Shift-CTRL-Z may be a set item in LTMF-2, I will have it
- so that SHIFT-INSERT will also be a character table. Make sense? :)
-
- > > - Delete : Delete character in front of cursor.
- > > + LSHIFT : Delete all text to left of cursor.
- > > + RSHIFT : Delete all text to right of cursor.
- > > + L&RSHIFT : Delete entire editable field. (Same as [ESC])
- > This is not in keeping with the current proposal:
-
- But, this is easier to understand. That's why I've put it in here. Also,
- these will also be included in the new GEM Level standards (for dialogs)
- which is why 3-4 were added. These are going to be put in there, ALONG
- with the proposals from GEM List Level 1 and 2. Ofir, you CAN'T tell me
- this is NOT easier to understand.
-
- > What about Shift+CTRL+C for Append to clipboard?
-
- What do you mean "Append"?? This already appends it. Copy text puts
- the text in there and you can select position just by using SHIFT-CTRL-UP
- or SHIFT-CTRL-DN. It already adds on the text after the last entry! :)
-
- > This is not necessary and will confuse users as CTRL+Undo is meant to
- > redo.
-
- How about SHIFT-CTRL-CLRHOME... ops, that's already used if I remember
- right... Argh.
-
- > This is not needed, that's what scrp_read() and _write() are for. Please
- > make sure LTMF follows the guidelines as laid out in the Compendium.
-
- Since I don't have the Compendium, it would be nice if someone laid those
- specifics on me. LTMF-2 already follows your standards listed in the
- guide. Any other specifics will be from THIS proposal.
-
- > Not needed IMO. The current proposal is not meant only for WP or text
- > handling. My Voice Mail prog and GEMBench can easily cope with the current
- > proposal and neither are WPs.
-
- Hmmm... I'll try to include the standards in that case, but I can't
- guarantee the possibility that there will NOT be conflicts!
-
- > I don't think we should vote on this just yet as many items here depend on
- > the other proposal and how it end up after voting.
- > Other than the above comments I'm quite happy with your ideas.
-
- Well, it was worth posting about it so we can start arguing about these
- new proposals. I expect quite a bit of flaming and feedback (from previous
- experience) on these.
-
- -- Ken
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