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newlines are not so harmless when using window systems

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From: John R. Galloway
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1988 10:12
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	I have noticed in my use of MS windows that I often (especially
when exiting a program) hit an extra newline and that such input often results
in things happening that I did not intend.  This seems a general difference
between text oriented systems (i.e. sh, csh, etc. in which ususally an
extra newlilne or two rarely hurts) and window systems that allow keyboard
selection.  Since some item is selected much of the time, hitting the newline
key acts on that selection starting up that thing or doing something with
that thing etc.  I am not proposing that this is good or bad, just commenting
that it is a user interface difference that I had not expected and have not
yet trained my fingers properly for its use.  it will take some practise.
apple!jrg	John R. Galloway, Jr.       contract programmer, San Jose, Ca

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From: jrg@Apple.COM (John R. Galloway)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: newlines are not so harmless when using window systems
Keywords: newliens MS windows
Message-ID: <17110@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 14 Sep 88 10:12:34 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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