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Grex > Coop7 > #63: Using gate as Grex's default text collector? | |
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adbarr
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response 25 of 50:
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Sep 6 01:38 UTC 1995 |
Watch it, whippersnapper!
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lilmo
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response 26 of 50:
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Sep 12 01:40 UTC 1995 |
Replace: /older users/users of long standing/
has there been much reaction from users of long standing?
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popcorn
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response 27 of 50:
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Sep 12 13:42 UTC 1995 |
Reaction to having Gate available (and used automatically by new users)?
Not that I've noticed. I have noticed a *lot* fewer confused newbie
responses in Agora, though. And new people's responses tend to be much
more readable than they used to be.
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davel
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response 28 of 50:
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Sep 12 17:39 UTC 1995 |
When gate was first made available, a whole spate of longer-term users made
very pleased noises.
(In case that's what #24, as modified by #26, was intended to ascertain.)
A few commented (& this is true of me, certainly) that the ingrained habit
of doing a newline is not easily broken.
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steve
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response 29 of 50:
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Sep 12 20:58 UTC 1995 |
Gate is cool. I wonder why I'm not using it? I should.
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scg
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response 30 of 50:
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Sep 13 03:55 UTC 1995 |
Despite being a long time user, I didn't have any problem avoiding doing a
a return on every line after I started using Gate. I just treat Gate like
I treat every other text editor and word processor I use for things other than
programming.
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lilmo
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response 31 of 50:
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Sep 13 06:09 UTC 1995 |
Re #28: Hah!!! So I'm NOT the only one!! I have had this "Grex" typing
mindset, which includes looking up every now and then to make sure I wasn't
coming too close to the end of the line. But I'm woking on it. And yes,
that's what I was trying to find out.
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rcurl
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response 32 of 50:
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Sep 13 07:14 UTC 1995 |
I still return before the end of the line, even with gate running. I
started to do that in WORD, which put paragraph breaks at the ends of
lines, which drives me crazy. I have to make a conscious effort to
shift gears.
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scott
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response 33 of 50:
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Sep 13 11:05 UTC 1995 |
It doesn't matter if you still hit return at the end of each line with gate.
I tend to do that quite a bit, with no problem. I think gate was a great
thing to make the default newuser collector.
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remmers
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response 34 of 50:
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Sep 13 12:14 UTC 1995 |
I've installed gate but enter my own returns anyway, since I often
like to put extra spaces at the beginnings of lines, which gate
doesn't support. That's not a complaint--I think gate is an excellent
addition to grex.
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dpc
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response 35 of 50:
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Sep 15 19:19 UTC 1995 |
I haven't tried gate because I avoid any "agent of chaos" I can.
Just set in my ways. I'm sure it's great for newbies, tho.
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scott
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response 36 of 50:
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Sep 15 21:41 UTC 1995 |
Great for Unix-heads too. ;)
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srw
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response 37 of 50:
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Sep 16 03:35 UTC 1995 |
Perhaps you'll be convinced David, if you knew that it can backspace
over carriage-returns. Saves going into the editor a lot for me.
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lilmo
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response 38 of 50:
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Sep 16 06:43 UTC 1995 |
Same here... over CR as well as just line-feed b/c you got to the end of the
line, as well?? cool...
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janc
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response 39 of 50:
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Sep 17 19:17 UTC 1995 |
I never got used to not hitting return in gate either. I tend to forget I'm
running it and don't use all that many of its features. I was working on an
integral spell-checker for gate before I got busy in the move and preparation
for the move. I should finish that up sometime.
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mta
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response 40 of 50:
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Sep 18 03:56 UTC 1995 |
Just the automatic CR was enough to convince me ... even after 10 years and
two systems, I was always forgetting and having to start over when I noticed
I'd run *way* over!
Other features? What other features? (A kind user suggested that I try Gate
to help with my "memory problem" so I don't know of any other features...
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popcorn
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response 41 of 50:
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Sep 18 04:39 UTC 1995 |
I'm thrilled pink about Gate's ability to backspace onto the previous line.
It's saved me a lot of trips into the editor. The word wrap is sometimes
helpful, too, but it's that backspace trick that clinches it for me.
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remmers
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response 42 of 50:
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Sep 18 10:04 UTC 1995 |
Sometimes I'd like the ability to backspace over *other* people's
responses too.
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gregc
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response 43 of 50:
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Sep 18 13:13 UTC 1995 |
Grex Headline News:
"Grex board member endorses censorship!"
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davel
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response 44 of 50:
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Sep 18 14:25 UTC 1995 |
I'm with John on *this* one, Greg.
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gregc
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response 45 of 50:
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Sep 18 19:01 UTC 1995 |
I seem to have forgotten the obligatory smiley for #43....
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davel
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response 46 of 50:
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Sep 18 20:10 UTC 1995 |
Ditto me on #44.
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remmers
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response 47 of 50:
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Sep 19 02:48 UTC 1995 |
I originally put a smiley in #42, but backspaced over it.
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davel
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response 48 of 50:
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Sep 19 11:25 UTC 1995 |
Heh.
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lilmo
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response 49 of 50:
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Sep 19 21:35 UTC 1995 |
Re #47: Uh-huh... likely story... :-)
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