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The SAME key would make text "look the same". Found at: https://issuu.com/65c02/docs/50890515 https://issuu.com/65c02/docs/50890515 "You can select the object

The SAME key would make text "look the same". Found at: https://issuu.com/65c02/docs/50890515 https://issuu.com/65c02/docs/50890515 "You can select the object(s) to be changed, pus the SAME key, then designate the objects to use as the source. COPY PROPERTIES makes the selection look the "same" as the source. this is particularly useful in graphics editing. Frequently you will have a collection of lines and symbols whose appearance you want to be coordinated (all the same line width, share of grey, etc.). You can select all the objects to be changes, push SAME, and select a line or symbol having the desired appearance." And AGAIN does what you would mostly expect: "AGAIN repeats the last command(s) on a new selection. All the commands done since the last time a selection was made are repeated. this is useful when a short sequence of commands needs to be done on several different selections; for example, make several scattered words bold and italic in a larger font." "MOVE" is "cut" in modern lingo; I think that COPY/MOVE works in a way with "selections" in such a way that you don't need a "PASTE", but I can't really make it out from just that document (which I didn't read in full, I should add). No mention of the KEYBOARD key; can't think of anything that's supposed to do either.

ianbicking 4y ago
It's interesting that AGAIN uses selections as checkpoints of a sort. I think that was probably the wrong idea as selections need to be made and remade to get them right, and so they aren't clear checkpoints, but interesting nevertheless. Though ignoring selections that you didn't act on might be sufficient to filter out those mistakes. The selection/target distinction is also another interesting path not taken. I encountered it in Oberon as well. I remember it feeling quite powerful, and yet I also was easily confused, like it was just a little too much to keep track of.

ianbicking 4y ago

It's interesting that AGAIN uses selections as checkpoints of a sort. I think that was probably the wrong idea as selections need to be made and remade to get them right, and so they aren't clear checkpoints, but interesting nevertheless. Though ignoring selections that you didn't act on might be sufficient to filter out those mistakes. The selection/target distinction is also another interesting path not taken. I encountered it in Oberon as well. I remember it feeling quite powerful, and yet I also was easily confused, like it was just a little too much to keep track of.