On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 02:38:12PM -0600, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 20-Mar-00, 01:46 (CST), Nicolás Lichtmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Using the Space and the Backspace keys for up and down movement is absurd, > > it's even stupid. Backspace is back-space. Those keybindings where thought > > for keyboards without arrows, and those keyboards no longer exists... > > While I agree with most of what you wrote, you're wrong on this one. > There's a *lot* of history of using the space bar to "do the next thing" > in Unix console programs (more/less, most news readers and existing mail > readers). And there's no reason *not* to use them -- what else would you > bind to the space key? You're right: the defaults should cater to the > new user, but there's no reason to deliberatly aggravate the experienced > user. > In fact, this has at least worked for a long time (and probably still works - but I don't do any helpdesk anymore so I don't have to use those programs) with a few internet related windows programs as well, as there are: netscape (not strictly windows, I know), for both navigator and messenger, interest exploder^H ^H^Hwhatever, outlook express. And who are we to correct Micro$oft? :-)
Regards, Filip
