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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:35:55 -0500
From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
To: erik quanstrom <quanstro@speakeasy.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] german article about Plan 9
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> dispite these excellent concepts, plan 9 isn't perfect.
> rio windows often scroll incorrectly
> and do not show the relevant text.

one man's incorrect is another man's correct.
i suspect he doesn't like the noscroll default behavior.

> acme displays these deficiencies less. the whole system
> is built on a graphical user interface and many functions
> are not available in text mode, e.g. interrupting processes
> with the [del]-key.

it's true -- if you're running at the console, DEL doesn't
interrupt processes.

russ

[resending with cc 9fans; sorry erik]