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Article #2748Re: Locate xedit command does not clear...
From: Arthur L Anger
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992 21:49
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992 21:49
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On Wed, 29 Jan 1992 16:05:57 EST Abdel Gharzita said: >I am not sure if this is a bug or not. When a mail user opens an >individual piece of mail to read and issues a locate command ( example: >/hello ) and if the text was not found, the command stays on the command >line through out the duration of the mail session. . . . This is a standard feature of XEdit--leaving a failed command on the command line so that you may correct it with Insert and/or Delete, then reissue it without having to retype the whole statement. There are times when it can be a pain to have it there; I still forget sometimes to erase the field before (trying to) jump to another part of the file for further information.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10819c,f840a8e10ea48480 X-Google-Attributes: gid10819c,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-01-29 14:44:33 PST Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!MITVMA.BITNET!ANGER Message-ID: <MAILBOOK%92012915553864@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.mailbook Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992 16:49:29 EST Sender: RiceMail discussion list <MAILBOOK@RICEVM1.BITNET> From: Arthur L Anger <ANGER@MITVMA.BITNET> Subject: Re: Locate xedit command does not clear... In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 29 Jan 1992 16:05:57 EST from <TECHMAN@PACEVM>