Number: 603

Date: 10-Apr-84 11':56':49

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Wallace.pa

Subject: Interaction window should scroll

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Description: '
Date':  9 Apr 84 03':02 PST'
From': Wallace.pa'
Subject': TEdit': ^E while in TEDIT.GETINPUT'
To': TEditSupport.pa'
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TEdit System Date':  6-Apr-84 16':45':56'
Lisp System Date':  8-Apr-84 18':02':02'
Machine': Dorado (Ventana)'
Microcode version': 24,2'
Memory size': 10000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Annoying'
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When being asked for input (say in GET) you can''t abort by typing ^E.  It just inverts the interaction window.'
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Date':  9 Apr 84 11':24 PST'
From': sybalsky.pa'
Subject': Re': TEdit': ^E while in TEDIT.GETINPUT'
In-reply-to': Wallace.pa''s message of 9 Apr 84 03':02 PST'
To': Wallace.pa'
cc': TEditSupport.pa'
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Nyet Pravda.  Hitting a space, to let the interaction window "scroll" will really abort the operation.  Now, as to WHY that window doesn''t just scroll and have done with it, I dunno. I''ll pass it along.'
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Date':  9 Apr 84 18':10 PST'
From': Wallace.pa'
Subject': Re': TEdit': ^E while in TEDIT.GETINPUT'
In-reply-to': sybalsky.pa''s message of 9 Apr 84 11':24 PST'
To': sybalsky.pa'
cc': TEditSupport.pa'
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I gave the interaction window a pagefullfn of ''[LAMBDA ()(] and it all works OK now'


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Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 19-Jun-84 19':49':43

Attn: 

Assigned To: sybalsky.pa

In/By: Carol

Disposition: 

System: Text

Subsystem: TEdit

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Difficulty: Easy

Frequency: Everytime

Impact: Annoying

Priority: Perhaps

Status: Closed

Problem Type: Design - UI

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