Re: F8 toggle between text and comand line

["Mervyn E. Bennun" <mebennun>]

Errrhhhhh...... like....... uh, wow, coool, man.....cool!

Didn't know  I meant that... You guys won't, like,  tell
anyone,
will you? Don't want to cause trouble....

Peace and..... and.... and.... like, __flowers__, man....

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Webb" <webb.bob>
To: "Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE"
<notabene>
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 7:07 PM
Subject: RE: F8 toggle between text and comand line


> > Bob--
> > I think there is some deep mystery of spiritual
orientation
> > here.  On the one hand are those who enjoyed the
convenience
> > of using one finger to switch between the command line
and
> > the screen, and, having had it taken away from them for
no
> > stated reason, and an empty slot left where it was, take
up
> > arms against a sea of programmers and restore it. Yes,
true,
> > in some future version, perhaps 6.9 or 7.2, that slot
will be
> > used for something else, but as it is now, it is empty
and
> > calling for restoration of the one finger toggle. On the
> > other hand are those who believe the Great Dragonfly has
> > taken this convenience away from us for Its own shadowy
> > purpose and has put given us a three-fingered toggle for
our
> > own good, even though we might
> > not see it.   Perhaps this is why the Prophets Stephen
and Anne are
> > silent about this, indicating the depth of the GD's
purposes.
> >  Why should we, Prometheus-like, dare to take Olympian
> > matters in our own mortal hands and restore the old
> > one-fingered way of toggling?
> > This may not answer your question, but, indeed, is there
any
> > explanation for such mysteries?
>
> Ah... Now there's the rub. If by "mystery" you mean the
modern detective
> novel genre in which the puzzle of the unknown is made
known by a careful
> analysis of the evidence (and a lot of luck), then I'm
sure there might be
> some explanation. But if by "mystery" you mean it in its
more classical and
> spiritual/theological sense, then, by definition, it is
beyond explanation.
> I personally prefer the latter use of the term, and
therefore, to ask for an
> "explanation for such mysteries" is to ask for the
impossible. And there we
> rest, content.
>
> Bob.
>
> Robert L. Webb
> Webb.Bob
>
>
>
> >
> > J. P. Earls, OSB
> > St. John' University
> > Collegeville, MN  56321
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Webb [mailto:webb.bob]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 10:07 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE
> > Subject: RE: F8 toggle between text and comand line
> >
> >
> > Well, could you not put in on F8 in your keyboard file?
Mary
> > B. taught me how to do it this week with a command that
uses
> > F8 to switch between two windows. F8 right now is empty,
so
> > you could put whatever you wanted there.
> >
> > Bob.
> >
> >
> > Robert L. Webb
> > Webb.Bob
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: notabene
> > > [mailto:notabene] On Behalf Of
Lawrie Cherniack
> > > Sent: January 10, 2003 6:05 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE
> > > Subject: Re: F8 toggle between text and comand line
> > >
> > >
> > > While I too miss F8, there is an equivalent to F8.  It
is
> > > Control Shift F10 which toggles between text and
command line.
> > >
> > > Lawrie
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > Lawrie Cherniack
> > > Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mervyn E. Bennun" <mebennun>
> > > To: "Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE"
> > > <notabene>
> > > Sent: 10 January 2003 10:07 AM
> > > Subject: F8 toggle between text and comand line
> > >
> > >
> > > | Y'know, there was a  simple and gloriously useful
keyboard
> > > feature in
> > > | NBDos (the toggle between text and command line)
which was
> > > lost with
> > > | NBWin. I've never understood why it was taken from
us; it was
> > > | suggested once that the Great Dragonfly planned to
use
> > > unshifted  F8
> > > | for something else in NBWin, but this has not
happened. As
> > > a committed
> > > | command-line user (it's quicker than mousing or
menuing) F8 is
> > > | invaluable to me as it leaves the command line
intact, unlike F9
> > > | which clears it.
> > > |
> > > | The change is simple and seems to be without
penalty - the current
> > > | designation is merely NO. I give highly detailed
> > > instructions to help
> > > | anyone who has never tried customising NB and fears
tinkering with
> > > | system files. Have a go at this, as it's a useful
and
> > simple start.
> > > |
> > > | Call your current in-use keyboard driver to the
screen as
> > > normal text.
> > > | It is in \nbwin\users\default and has the extension
.KBD.
> > If you've
> > > | selected the NB standard keyboard, it's called
NB.KBD.
> > > |
> > > | Scrolling down carefully, find the first and second
instances of
> > > |
> > > | 66=NO
> > > |
> > > | In each case, put a semi-colon (;) as the first
character
> > > so that the
> > > | line reads
> > > |
> > > | ;66=NO
> > > |
> > > | and insert a line below reading
> > > |
> > > | 66=CC
> > > |
> > > | Store and either load the modified driver  with
> > > |
> > > | F9 load \nbwin\users\default\xxx.KBD F10
> > > |
> > > | or quit and reload NB.
> > > |
> > > | The initial semi-colon prevents the line from
loading. CC
> > > stands for
> > > | the keyboard function "Change Cursor". For added
effect,
> > > you could add
> > > | a memo below along the lines of
> > > |
> > > | ;Changed on (date) for F8 toggle
> > > |
> > > | These are the two designations which relate to the
totally
> > > un-shifted
> > > | and the Caps Lock states of the keyboard.
> > > |
> > > | Mervyn
> > > | ________________
> > > | Mervyn E. Bennun,
> > > | 29 Marmion Road,
> > > | Oranjezicht,
> > > | Cape Town 8001,
> > > | SOUTH AFRICA.
> > > | mebennun
> > > | Tel/Fax (preferred) +27 (0)21 461 5535
> > > | Mobile (seldom carried) 082 738 9863
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