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From: jeh@elmgate.UUCP (Ed J Hanway CUST)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: CON: replacement (was Re: suggestion for JimM)
Message-ID: <1140@elmgate.UUCP>
Date: 25 Sep 89 16:31:00 GMT
References: <1258@quintus.UUCP> <756@jc3b21.UUCP>
Reply-To: jeh@elmgate.UUCP (Ed Hanway)
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
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In article <756@jc3b21.UUCP> fgd3@jc3b21.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe) writes:
[ in response to a discussion about mouse cut/paste in console windows]
>
>     That approach would work fine if you wanted to copy text from earlier
>in the window.  But I can already do that with the shell by pressing the up
>arrow.  It would be more useful to be able to copy text from one window and
>paste it in another.  I don't see how you would do that with the modifier
>key approach.

You can presently recall previous command lines with the arrow keys, but
what's missing is the ability to, say, get a directory, grab a name
out of the listing and stuff it into a new command line.

At the risk of announcing vaporware, this thread has prompted me to jump
the gun a little and mention my latest half-finished program -- a CON: 
replacement which supports mouse cut/paste.  Yes, I started this knowing
that 1.4 will include something like this, but I'm working on it anyway
because:

	(1) I'm not holding my breath waiting for 1.4.

	(2) ConMan's apparent popularity (even since 1.3's NEWCON: came
	    out) has shown that there is still room for alternate console
	    handlers.

Currently you click-and-drag to select something (like a Sun, there is
no separate "cut" operation) and use the "Stuff" menu item (or its
shortcut, Amiga-S) to paste it.  I'll probably also map a function
key to do the paste. I'm trying to keep the approach as streamlined as
possible; using ALT- to do a one step cut/paste is a possibility, but I've
never been thrilled with using the keyboard to qualify the mouse.

I welcome comments, suggestions, etc.
-- 
Ed Hanway
Eastman Kodak Company	       ...!rochester!kodak!elmgate!jeh
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