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Re: [ECS] Right/left arrow keys Wayne Wittenberg Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:39:27 -0400 (EDT)

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I agree with Dan about the DOS version (don't change it),  no
opinion about the Win version.  I use the cursor keys quite heavily to
move horontally AND vertically, TAB would take many more keystrokes to
move around a full screen.  I do not have a mouse on my ECST system.

On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Dan Carrington wrote:
> Would this be in the windows version only or carry through to the dos
> version also?  I for one use the arrow keys fully in moving arround the
> window and use the tab key in the old setting to tab through the
> possible choices within the field.  Could the arrow key be settable in
> the autoexec like the tab?  We could have the choice of what works for
> us at that point.  I for one rarely used my mouse in the dos version to
> the point that I removed it from the system.  The arrow keys keep my
> hands in one place as opposed to reaching for a mouse over and over.
> 
> Mark Gilmore wrote:
> > I was thinking about making the right/left-arrow keys move
> > to the next/prev character WITHIN the current field
> > (rather than to the prev or next field), so as to be
> > more W95 compatible. Any thoughts on this ?

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