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- From: gboersma@sce.carleton.ca (Gerald Boersma)
- Subject: Re: Turbo Vision Keys?
- Message-ID: <gboersma.724967075@genesis.sce.carleton.ca>
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- Organization: Carleton University
- References: <724675113.AA00819@contrast.wlink.nl> <1992Dec21.120639.3977@kth.se>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:44:35 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- kjell@hertz.e.kth.se (Kjell Rilbe) writes:
-
- >In article <724675113.AA00819@contrast.wlink.nl> berend@contrast.wlink.nl (Berend de Boer) writes:
- >> CUA87 was directed to computer independence. A 3270 should behave like
- >>your IBM PC. Let's take for example the ENTER and TAB key. When running
- >>a 3270 emulator on our LAN connected to a CICS mainframe, the TAB moves
- >>to the next field, ENTER accepts the screen. Just like your TVision
- >>programs (if you follow standard behaviour).
-
- >Now, I just feel I have to comment this.
- >(1) Which key is easiest to find of TAB and ENTER?
- > Answer: ENTER
-
- >(2) Which action is most frequent of 'Next Field' and 'Accept Screen'?
- > Answer: 'Next Field'
-
- >So why the heck are they not using ENTER for 'Next Field'?????
-
- >I just *HATE* when TAB moves to next field and ENTER accepts the stuff
- >by mistake when you really wanted next field!!!!
-
- >I will *NEVER* follow such a stupid standard if I can avoid it!
-
- I agree, I agree! Doesn't the problem lie with the standard? The point of
- a standard is to have some sort of similar operation between software.
- But if the standard is counter to what a lot of people think, it just
- confuses the issue, and the standard should be changed.
-
- And who thought of this standard anyway? Was it Microsoft (insert your
- appropriately unresponsive similar software company here), when they
- introduced this absolutely stupid idea in Microsoft Windows, and then
- told everyone else it was now a new standard? Or, are you telling me it was
- IBM who came up with this brilliant idea?
-
- Gerald Boersma
- "If you don't like my opinion, come up with your own!"
-