From: Steve_Kilbane@cegelecproj.co.uk Steve_Kilbane@cegelecproj.co.uk
Subject: [9fans] Questions
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 10:29:54 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <19970911092954.rmPxEjf5E_RTleHRYRtEI__aJW6cfwzlvEEhVmGNV6c@z> (raw)
> That's nonsense. The keys are what we choose to interpret them as. The
> "Return" key is a control key because that's the convention. The key
> with "W" painted on it is not because that's the convention.
There are two aspects to that. Firstly, much of Plan 9 hangs together
because agreed conventions are obeyed (namespace construction, for
example). Secondly, the mouse is used to move the pointer, which is
just a convention, but it's one that's assumed at a pretty low level
of many systems. Principle of Least Surprise.
(Incidentally, this is also a reasonable argument for Del being a
delete key; I much prefer the way libXg just accepts either backspace
or delete as the delete key.)
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1997-09-11 9:29 Steve_Kilbane [this message]
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2002-10-21 4:32 [9fans] questions Skip Tavakkolian
1997-09-12 19:59 [9fans] Questions Pete
1997-09-11 21:32 Scott
1997-09-11 20:15 David
1997-09-11 11:49 elliott
1997-09-11 9:08 elliott
1997-09-10 18:17 rob
1997-09-10 18:09 Scott
1997-09-10 17:38 rob
1997-09-10 17:35 Scott
1997-09-10 13:46 Markus
1997-09-10 13:06
1997-09-03 9:42 Steve
1997-09-03 9:37 Steve
1997-09-02 17:22 Ed
1997-09-02 15:27 Nigel
1997-09-02 15:02 elliott
1997-09-02 13:25
1997-08-15 20:10 [9fans] questions
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