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Re: Bug in (K)ill command ?

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From: Bill Irwin
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 23:13
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guckes@math.fu-berlin.de (Sven Guckes) writes:

: I understand that hitting <space> issues the "select the default"
: command with dialogues.

: However, the following key stroke sequence does not result in an
: entry for the kill file, but returns you to reading:
: K             Kill            Starts kill command sequence
: s             select          Make a kill entry that _selects_ articles
: s             subject         Select by subject
: "<whatever>"  (text)          Any text you select by
: <return>      accept          Accepts the default (group selection)
: <space>               get default     Displays the default string
: <return>      accept          _Should_ accept the (displayed) value/text.

: In this case the default string is "30 days".
: But the problem is that I cannot accept this value by using <return>
: to create an entry to the kill file.

: What am I doing wrong ?

: Sven :)

I don't use that last <space> that you mention.  I just use:

K
s
<return>
.
.
.

as many times as it takes to get out of it.  I never use a
<space>.
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Bill Irwin    -       The Westrheim Group     -    Vancouver, BC, Canada
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From: bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin)
Newsgroups: news.software.nn
Subject: Re: Bug in (K)ill command ?
Message-ID: <2804@twg.bc.ca>
Date: 17 Dec 92 23:13:17 GMT
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Organization: The Westrheim Group, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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