On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 13:47, Philip Nilsson wrote: > On 20-01-05 13:40 -0500, Phil Sexton wrote: <snip> > > I don't believe I have ever used an OS that control-a wasn't "copy > > all". How is it that the same keystrokes can be used for both copy and > > paste as well? > > I hope you meant "select all".
I did, indeed mean select all. /dev/brain: permission denied > > A couple of questions: > > 1. If control-a copies everything, don't you have to add a step of > > removing the unwanted portions of the text? > > Huh? What if you wanted two paragraphs and the text included a dozen? How would you select the two paragraphs without all the rest of the stuff > > 2. Will it work the same with the command line interface as well? > > You mean there's something other than the command line > interface ;)? I was comparing Linux ease with Windows extra work. I can get very little to work in Windows command line... I assumed we were comparing Linux vs Windows, but you know what assume means... ;) > I don't use my mouse any more. It lies there tangled in a > heap of cables, even if I wanted to use it I couldn't. I still do. I couldn't play my games and try to kill my kids (actually it's just 0s and 1s) in Windows without a mouse! I don't use it nearly as much in Linux, even though I have fluxbox running. A bunch of x terms are easier to navigate than the virtual terminals (which I use maybe 1/3 of the time. I bought the darn thing, so I will use it! };-} > Oh, and I use GNU Screen BTW! I got that installed, now I need to play around and learn how to use it some. So many things to do, so little sand left in the hourglass.... -- Phil Our 2nd CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/naomisfancy Naomi's Fancy performances: http://naomisfancy.virtualave.net/schedule.html -- [email protected] mailing list
