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Joris van der Hoeven <address@hidden> writes:

> I do not like the standard behaviour of text editors.
> It happens easily that you mistakenly select some text by moving
> the mouse while typing (especially on certain laptops).
> I think that it is quite violent to delete this text when you continue
> typing.

For what it may be worth, I definitely agree. It could be an option that
users are able to turn on if they choose, but I think having it turned
off by default is a good idea.

> In the same spirit, you will never find the emacs "C-z" to iconify
> the applications: for a simple keystroke this is already a very violent
> operation (it makes your text disappear).

And I agree here also. In my Emacs key definitions I changed the binding
of C-z some time ago to prevent this.

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• Selection and replacement, macro expansion, Álvaro Tejero Cantero, 02/25/2002
  • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, Jason Dagit, 02/25/2002
    • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, Álvaro Tejero Cantero, 02/25/2002
      • owerwrite mode, Stephane Payrard, 02/25/2002
      • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, Joris van der Hoeven, 02/25/2002
        • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, Michael John Downes, 02/27/2002
      • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, David Allouche, 02/25/2002
      • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, David Allouche, 02/25/2002
  • Re: Selection and replacement, macro expansion, David Allouche, 02/25/2002

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