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twenex
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response 44 of 57:
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Jan 25 20:14 UTC 2007 |
I love it.
What I hate about PuTTY is that it's only necessary on Windows!
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remmers
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response 45 of 57:
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Jan 25 23:29 UTC 2007 |
I don't mind the behavior either, but then I'm an X Window veteran,
where it's standard. But if you're going to make a product that's
friendly to the poor folks who are stuck on Windows, you shouldn't have
unpleasant little traps waiting for them. I guess a user preference for
X Window behavior or standard Windows behavior, with the latter being
the default, would be ok.
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cross
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response 46 of 57:
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Jan 25 23:47 UTC 2007 |
I agree with remmers here.
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nharmon
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response 47 of 57:
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Jan 26 01:03 UTC 2007 |
It appears that my version of PuTTY allows you to turn this feature off.
Window --> Selection --> (Options controlling copy and paste)
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gull
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response 48 of 57:
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Jan 27 22:12 UTC 2007 |
I kind of prefer the Windows behavior, and I configure my X systems to
follow it.
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gull
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response 49 of 57:
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Jan 27 22:13 UTC 2007 |
It also occurrs to me that maybe it should be referred to as "Mac
behavior," since it originated there and Windows copied it. ;)
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cross
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response 50 of 57:
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Jan 28 00:02 UTC 2007 |
I think the Principle of Least Surprise would dictate that PuTTY would use
the Windows behavior by default under Windows. When in Rome, and all that....
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twenex
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response 51 of 57:
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Jan 28 08:59 UTC 2007 |
OTOH, maybe the developers figure that the majority of people who use PuTTY
will be familiar with X11 anyway, and thus TPOLS dictates that X11 behaviour
by default is necessary?
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cross
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response 52 of 57:
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Jan 28 09:16 UTC 2007 |
That's entirely possible, too. I wonder what the rationale is....
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remmers
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response 53 of 57:
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Jan 29 12:56 UTC 2007 |
Re #51: That assumption may have been valid when PuTTY was new, but I'm
doubtful that it's still valid.
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maus
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response 54 of 57:
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Jan 29 14:29 UTC 2007 |
resp:53 For those of us who have been using PuTTY for years, the X11
way of doing it is ingrained in our brains, If they changed it to a
Windows behaviour, it would break the kinesthetic processes for long-
time users. I think that it might benefit from a large-print warning on
the webpage and a smaller-print explanantion of how to make it more
Windowsish (Windowsy? Windowsesque?).
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remmers
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response 55 of 57:
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Jan 29 15:48 UTC 2007 |
Oh, I have no objection to the X-like behavior remaining but don't think
it should be the default.
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cross
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response 56 of 57:
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Jan 29 15:58 UTC 2007 |
I tend to agree with Remmers on this. As long as the Windows behavior is
available, however, I don't particularly care about the default.
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twenex
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response 57 of 57:
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Jan 29 18:15 UTC 2007 |
Re: #53. Why's that? Most Windows users I know would consider typing commands
into a text window, at best neolithic, and at worst bonkers.
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