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From: roell@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Thomas Roell)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: VGA X11R4 server problems
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Date: 7 Jun 90 08:15:50 GMT
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In-reply-to: thinman@cup.portal.com's message of 31 May 90 18:53:58 GMT

>> Thomas Roell (OUR HERO!) says:
>> I personally think that the escape via CRTL+ALT+DEL is sufficient enougth for
>> escaping X. But for real switching between terminals there is ABSOLUTELY NO
>> REASON.
>
>Please don't tell us how to use our computers.
>
>I find X and pixel-ized window systems in general (SUN especially) 
>to be a pain in the eyes for doing straight text work.  As the 
>sole techie in sales at Streamlined Networks, I get dragooned into the troff
>part of our brochures, and that's why I use X.  When I lay out stuff,
>I edit it in nice big letters with VI on one screen and xtroff it on the
>X screen.  Text in X is also painfully slow.
>
>Tool makers don't tell tool users how to use tools.

To finish any discussions about switching to other virual terminals, I want
to say, that this feature IS implemented in the next version. Also for people,
who want to have a faster screen I/O, there is a fast monochrome mode.
(Please don't ask me when this version will be released, I will annouce it when
the time has come.)

- Thomas

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