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RE: neat! really neat!

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From: Philip R. Burns
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 05:33
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In message Fri, 20 May 1994 10:47:36 -0600 (CST),
  "Bill Maciejewski" <wmm@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu>  writes:

> Pib, I found a neato error today.  Probably not even worth fixing but I
> thought I'd mention it anyway, cause it's fun.  I was in the VT100
> emulation (keypad redefine) screen and wanted help so I hit F1 and got a
> General Help Ok, I thought, let's try help on this screen in particular,
> so I clicked my mouse on the header for the VT100 window and help the
> button down, then hit F1.  I got the same help screen again, so I
> thought, well, ok, no help then and closed the help window.  When I got
> back to the keypad redefine screen I moved the mouse, and the entire
> window moved with it, leaving images of the window as it moved.
> Although, when I tried to do it again, it didn't work. All it did was
> move the window around without leaving that trail of "images" of the
> window.  So it's probably not really reproducible.  Just thought it was
> neat.  Anyway, I'll shut up now.  Thanks... -bill
> -  William Maciejewski    -  wmm@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu   -
> -  University at Buffalo  -  Network Software Support  -
> -  (716) 645 3983         -  221 Computing Center      -
> Accurate paperwork?  It's a figment of your imagination!
>

I'll look at it.

-- Phil "Pib" Burns
   Northwestern University
   Evanston, IL.  USA
   pib@nwu.edu
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Subject: RE: neat! really neat!
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