Re: Fedora Desktop future- RedHat moves

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On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 10:15 -0700, Les wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 12:06 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Sat, 2008-04-26 at 22:11 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> > 
> > > Programmers haven't seen the need for control-key commands since 
> > > keyboards started including an alt key and a bunch of function keys and 
> > > everything has a mouse.
> > 
> > I think his point was that all require that "\you remove your hands from
> > the home row due to the means by which they are called."
> > 
> > I used Wordstar for quite awhile during my cp/m days, and still miss
> > it. 
> > 
> But how about control-c and control-v, and if the need is not present,
> why are there speed key equivalents for the mouse commands in every
> Microsoft application?  When the ALT key was started, what was it for?
> AS I recall, it was to access an alternate font, for symbols and so
> forth, but then it got used for other purposes.  Then we acquired yet
> another key, the Windows key, similar to the apple keyboard.  Now we
> have 47 main keys, along with control, alt and windows, and some
> software even distinguishes between left and right of each alt, control
> and windows, along with left and right shift, so you now have the
> equivalent of 47*3*4= 564 (unshifted, shift right, shift left, along
> with no, alt, windows, and control) key combinations in the lexicon,
> should you choose to implement all the calls.  And if you add the
> function, number pad, locks, and system control keys there are even more
> possible combinations available.  Should you choose to get even more
> exotic, you can add mouse gestures to these shift and operations keys
> along with 5 button mouse, and chords to achieve a littany that is
> beyond geekdom. 
> 
> 	Yet for editing purposes, Wordstar offered the essential functionality
> without all these buttons, mousing around, and arbitrary sequencing with
> relatively simple command sequences, including a full menu callable from
> the home row as well.  If you mastered Wordstar, all other editors were
> clunky, awkward and slow.
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yum install joe - you can go home again

Craig

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