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DIARY: August 1, 2003 11:11 AM Friday; Rod Welch

Gary comments on SDS improvements, recommends enhancement to Enter.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
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020101 - Mr. Garold L. Johnson
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SUBJECTS
Editing Changes on 030731 Generally Improve Performance F2 Save to A
Enter Typewriter Carriage Return Function Replicate Carriage Return
Enter Typewriter Function Carriage Return Line Feed to Type on the N
Macro 132 Highlight Options Headlines Bold Action Items Follow up, 9
0702051 Macro 142 F2 Save Sort References Macro 145 Action Items, 07
Headlines Multi-line J Highlight Flags Added Automatically by F2 Sav
Blank Line, Add Lines
Johnson, Gary Enter Add Lines on Blank Lines to Avoid Runnning Out o
Save F2 Add J Highlight Flags on Multi-line Headlines
Enter Add Lines on Blank Lines to Avoid Runnning Out of Lines in SDS

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2412 -    ..
2413 - Summary/Objective
2414 -
241401 - Follow up ref SDS 1 0000.
241402 -
241403 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Gary commenting on changes in SDS created
241404 - yesterday. ref SDS 1 0001
241405 -
241406 -       Next day, sent Gary an email and updated code notifying that the
241407 -       improvements he wants to Enter key were made, and asking for
241408 -       further feedback on accomplishing the objectives he describes
241409 -       today, per below. ref SDS 0 O78V
241411 -  ..
241412 - Gary says....
241413 -
241414 -    1.  F2 now highlights headlines. Multiple headlines is a feature I
241415 -        need to use more often. Having the highlight done automatically
241416 -        makes sense since the meaning of multiple lines followed by an
241417 -        underline is unmistakable. There is no reason that this
241418 -        shouldn't be automatic. ref DRT 1 785O
241420 -  ..
241421 - This analysis aligns with planning on 030730. ref SDS 1 KI8L
241422 -
241423 -    2.  Having Ctrl F1 go to the top of file and Ctrl F9 go to the
241424 -        bottom makes for good symmetry. ref DRT 1 H86K
241426 -         ..
241427 -    3.  Having Alt F10 add a blank line as it does in the editor is
241428 -        also a good idea. ref DRT 1 I86N
241430 -         ..
241431 -    4.  Assigning Shift F9 to cycle through the highlights will take
241432 -        some practice, but it is as good as using Alt F10. ref DRT 1
241433 -        Q87G
241435 -         ..
241436 -    5.  The change in functionality for the <enter> key is close, but
241437 -        not quite on. Adding a blank line makes sense, but I think it
241438 -        should position the cursor on the next line -- either
241439 -        unconditionally, or unless the line above is blank.  My most
241440 -        common need for this feature is to start a new paragraph
241441 -        preceded by one or more blank lines, depending on whether this
241442 -        is a new paragraph or a headline. ref DRT 1 X87J
241444 -  ..
241445 - Went ahead and changed this so that when a line is added to the file,
241446 - the file will scroll up. ref SDS 1 WQ8N
241448 -  ..
241449 - Gary continues...
241450 -
241451 -    6.  Having only the first <enter> move to a blank line still means
241452 -        that my most frequent use requires an additional keystroke.
241453 -        ref DRT 1 R88G
241455 -  ..
241456 - May be getting closer to what Gary has in mind; he needs to provide
241457 - further feedback to clarify.
241459 -  ..
241460 - Gary continues...
241461 -
241462 -    7.  Having enter add a new line when the next line is blank and
241463 -        then moving to the newly added blank line is the standard
241464 -        operation. If I need more blank lines, I can copy the current
241465 -        one with F6 or add blank lines now that Alt F10 does this in
241466 -        SDS records. This behavior would also keep me from running of
241467 -        the end of the file in most cases. ref DRT 1 Y88J
241469 -  ..
241470 - This is what we are doing, with the exception of multi-tasking Enter
241471 - when there is actionable content on the line.
241472 -
241473 -     [On 040701 Gary submits letter explaining intent to remove
241474 -     overloading Enter key; action item to analyse planning on 990530.
241475 -     ref SDS 2 PX63
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