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- From: berend@contrast.wlink.nl (Berend de Boer)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
- Subject: Turbo Vision Keys?
- Message-ID: <725036149.AA00870@contrast.wlink.nl>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 13:14:38
- Sender: postmaster@contrast.wlink.nl
- Lines: 51
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- Kjell Rilbe wrote in a message to All:
-
- > 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).
-
- KR> Now, I just feel I have to comment this.
- KR> (1) Which key is easiest to find of TAB and ENTER?
- KR> Answer: ENTER
-
- ?? Why? Just depends on your training.
-
- KR> (2) Which action is most frequent of 'Next Field' and
- KR> 'Accept Screen'? Answer: 'Next Field'
-
- ?? Why? Just depending on appliation, dialogbox etc.
-
- KR> So why the heck are they not using ENTER for 'Next
- KR> Field'?????
-
- I don't see your point. Give facts, not opinions. Why not use the
- spacebar for the next field? Enter for spaces and Tabs for Accept
- Screen? Everyone can make their own user interface, just fine if they
- are running on their old local computer, but if you have to work with
- different computers, different OS's some kind of standard can be a big
- help.
- User Interfaces depend on some standard. You are used (as was I) to a
- different one. Why not replace our habits with different ones?
-
-
- KR> I will *NEVER* follow such a stupid standard if I can avoid
- KR> it!
-
- Oh, you can't avoid it. No one accepts Turbo Vision programs which do
- not conform to the CUA standard. To confusing to use in combination with
- other Turbo Vision.
-
- KR> Just my opinion, you guys don't have to agree!
-
- That's the problem. Opinions are not important in CUA programming.
- Standards are.
-
-
- Groetjes,
-
- Berend. (-:
- fido: 2:281/527.23
- email: berend@contrast.wlink.nl
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