Number: 643

Date: 11-Apr-84 16':14':31

Submitter: masinter.PA

Source: wallace

Subject: Default should make all characters distinguishable

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Description: '
[lmm': I think it is reasonable to expect a document editor, as the default, to make ALL characters in the document distinguishable if possible]'
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Date': 11 Apr 84 00':57 PST'
From': Wallace.pa'
Subject': TEdit': Printing of unprintable characters'
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': Minor'
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Could characters for which there is no entry in the font print out in some distinguishable way?  Right now, backquote and control-l (for example) print out identically.'
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^L would be good enough.'
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bruce'
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Attn: Sybalsky, Nuyens

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System: Text

Subsystem: TEdit

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Difficulty: Hard

Frequency: Intermittent

Impact: Annoying

Priority: Unlikely

Status: Open

Problem Type: Design - UI

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