From: John Utz (john_at_utzweb.net)
Date: Thu Oct 11 2001 - 02:32:15 BST
On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Callum Gibson wrote: > john_at_utzweb.net writes: > }oh, i am sorry i missed these. are they available when the cursor is in > }the src window? > > The text just goes into the little typing window at the top which always > has the focus. I assume you mean "mouse pointer" by "cursor" above? yup > }my one irrational huge objection is the need to push any sort of meta key, > }gotta be the straight key! > > Everyone has their "button" (no pun intended). So is a % prefix acceptable? for me? no. but it's probably fine for everybody else. :-) > It has to be something like this, because a straight word means ups tries > to display the function or variable of that name. hmm. that buggeth me mightily. my druthers would be to make the 'display this thing' command require the specialized keys because my extensive debugging experience has consisted of stepping thru code one line at a time **way** more that i did anything else. so i'd optimize for the common task. that might have been simply due to the fact that i am unimaginative :-) > }oh, duh, i forgot about the M$FT model. use the func keys? > > You could do this with UPS_F?_STR environment variables (see the manpage). > You'd need the % shortcuts first though... > > }> We could extend them to do other common functions. How about: > }> > }> %n Next > }> %s Step > }> %c Continue > }> %r Run (Start) > }> %e Expand > }> %q quit > }> %u up > }> %v down (d already used, see below) > > So are these okay? > > (c)2001 Callum Gibson callum.gibson_at_db.com > Global Markets IT, Deutsche Bank, Australia 61 2 9258 1620 > ### The opinions in this message are mine and not Deutsche's ### > -- John L. Utz III john_at_utzweb.net Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life
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