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Re: Info tutorial is out of date


From: Alan Mackenzie
Subject: Re: Info tutorial is out of date
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:19:52 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.9i

Morning, Drew!

> > Key bindings *are* shortcuts - what's wrong with that? 1) They are
> > commonly called "keyboard shortcuts" by many people. 2) They are
> > shorter (quicker) to use than clicking menus and links with a mouse -
> > don't you agree? They are shorter (quicker) than using `M-x' - don't
> > you agree? What is it about "shortcut" that sets you off?

> It's one of those sort of words/phrases so beloved of
> journalists/salesmen/politicians that can be used to denigrate something,
> yet the j/s/p, when called on it, can convincingly pretend it was totally
> innocent and factual, as you have done in the preceding paragraph.

Er, I didn't mean to say that.  What I really wanted to say was the
_effect_ of your paragraph was indistinguishable from the j/s/p's.  I
apologise for saying you were doing this knowingly.  I sure you weren't.

-- 
Alan.





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