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> So even if the computer was actually quite slow, if you knew what you were doing you could "type > ahead" a few screens into the system, and then wander off
by IIsi50MHz 4y ago
> So even if the computer was actually quite slow, if you knew what you were doing you could "type
> ahead" a few screens into the system, and then wander off and do something else.
>
> That just doesn't work on GUIs (some rarely are well designed so that it can)
I used to do this in Macintosh System 7, since Macintosh System Software used a similar keyboard buffer. Of course, the UI heavily encouraged the mouse, and often required it. But I miss being able to tell apps "Do these 17 things, because I know what you're going to ask me and I know you're gonna be busy, and I can't be bothered to script it right now.".
- bombcar 4y agoThe older OSs seemed to work correctly even if you switched windows. I.e., select a window, type ahead a few screens/commands, switch to another window and continue work - the keyboard buffer would stick with the previous window. That sometimes works now with Terminal, etc, but sometimes it doesn't. I think it's a question if the OS is buffering, or the application, and/or if the application tracks which window was in focus when it buffered.