[9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[Sam]

Does anyone find merit in letting the 3-1 chord in
Acme have the effect of opening (if possible) the
selected text in the current window instead of a
new one, as in mouse-3?

Cheers,

Sam

Re: [9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[Russ Cox]

Umm, doesn't 3-1 paste?

Re: [9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[Sam]

Perhaps I can answer that with a question ...

Are you saying the code can't keep track of
the order in which the buttons are pressed
and that it only knows both buttons are
down?

Sam

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003,
Russ Cox
wrote:

> Umm, doesn't 3-1 paste?
>

Re: [9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[Russ Cox]

> Are you saying the code can't keep track of
> the order in which the buttons are pressed
> and that it only knows both buttons are
> down?

It's more subtle than that.  I'm saying that my mind
can't seem to tell my fingers to do a 3-1 chord.
Half the time I try to do one, I do a 1-3 chord.
Hence when I tried to do one after getting your
email, the result was pasting, and I replied thinking
3-1 pasted.

That aside, I would expect 3-1 to mean load with
arguments.  Giving it another meaning seems like
a bad idea.

Russ

Re: [9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[Sam]

> That aside, I would expect 3-1 to mean load with
> arguments.  Giving it another meaning seems like
> a bad idea.

I completely agree.  My first thought was 3-2, but
it seems terribly awkward.  "open this with this
input" didn't seem like something we'ld need and
the 3-1 is much more natural (think "open, here").

Sam

Re: [9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[Ian Broster]

In my version of wily  (unix port of Acme) I've made B2 on a directory
open the directory in the current window if the current window is a
directory.

This works very well I find. It also feels right: you "execute" a
directory to "change into it". Also, .. in the title bar works better (on
unix).

I've never had a problem with conflicts between wanting
to "execute" a directory and execute a program with
the same name.

ian


On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:46:34 GMT Sam wrote:

> Does anyone find merit in letting the 3-1 chord in
> Acme have the effect of opening (if possible) the
> selected text in the current window instead of a
> new one, as in mouse-3?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sam
>
>

[9fans] Acme 3-1 chord

[peter a. cejchan]

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>  In my version of wily  (unix port of Acme) I've made B2 on a directory
>  open the directory in the current window if the current window is a
>  directory. 

>  This works very well I find. It also feels right: you "execute" a
>  directory to "change into it". Also, .. in the title bar works better (on
>  unix).

>  I've never had a problem with conflicts between wanting
>  to "execute" a directory and execute a program with 
>  the same name. 

>  ian

sounds good, don't  you think? would love to have sthg like that on p9....
(just my opinion)
++pac.

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