Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!oliveb!tymix!antares!jms
From: jms@antares.UUCP (joe smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ARP questions
Summary: Right-Amiga-X clear string requesters.
Message-ID: <166@antares.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 88 00:52:08 GMT
References: <6388@ut-emx.UUCP>
Reply-To: jms@antares.UUCP (joe smith)
Organization: Tymnet QSATS, San Jose CA
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In article <6388@ut-emx.UUCP> mjl@ut-emx.UUCP (mjl) writes:
>The only other function I'd perhaps like to see is a 'clear-field'
>function -- having the previous input still hanging around is great
>sometimes, but a drag almost as often.

There is a not very well documented key combination that works in all
string requesters (gadjets that you type text into).  If you hold down
the Right-Amiga key and press the "X" key, the previous text will be cleared
out.  This is not an ARP feature; it works for all programs using Intuition.

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