Re: VI reasons (was Re: Base Set: Suggested additions & removals.)
Michael Dietrich <mdt@mdt.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> do you really think an absolute novice would understand why he or she
> should press j or k and not those fancy key with the arrows with the
> correct direction instead and that those key should won't insert those
> letters printed on them into the text?
Er.. you mean the enter key, or the tab key? Or maybe you mean like the
8, 4, 2 and 6 keys? Or maybe you mean this unlabeled key just above the
enter key -- it has an arrow on it?
I guess the only way to find out is by asking some absolute novices.
But you have to wonder what such a person would do with an editor,
once he found it. [Follow the documentation you say? With all those
complicated letters of the alphabet in it? And we're not even getting
into file syntax...]
More seriously, I'm not suggesting this go into hamm. It would require a
code change for elvis-tiny, and though it's a simple change, this just
isn't the kind of change that's worth doing this close to release. It's
too close to our core needs.
Nor am I suggesting it go into slink, if there's not enough room on the
release disk. Having enough space is crucial.
I wouldn't object to seeing it on an alternate rescue disk series,
though, if someone wanted to play with it.
--
Raul
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