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From: jnh@ecemwl.ncsu.edu (Joseph N. Hall)
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Subject: Re: More than 32k into a TextEdit window?
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Date: 15 Sep 89 16:45:36 GMT
References: <10417@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <15574@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <3956@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <15584@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <1451@intercon.com>
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In article <1451@intercon.com> amanda@intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
 In article <15584@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle
 R. Horton) writes:
 > Another
 > approach is the "sectioned blob," a block of text with a hole or two in
 > the middle.  This should be only somewhat more difficult than the "big
 > blob," but should afford acceptable performance if done right.
 
 This is in fact the method that Capps' uses, as well as things like GNU Emacs.

This is what I was referring to when I said "big blob of text."  I just
assumed, I guess, that everyone would mentally translate "big blob" to
"big blob with required hole(s) in it."  Oh, well.

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