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From: lshaw@walt.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw)
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Subject: Re: Why doesn't RETURN repeat?
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Date: 5 Aug 90 17:03:06 GMT
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In article <1990Aug4.191910.27922@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> wille@frith.msu.edu (Jeffrey Wille) writes:
>Why do all the keys repeat except for the RETURN?

I don't know, but escape doesn't either.
I think it's a design decision made by commodore (i.e. they think it's a
feature instead of a bug).
I guess they think there are more times that you want RETURN _not_ to repeat
than otherwise.

At any rate, if you want a repeating return, use Ctrl-M instead of the 
RETURN key.  If you want a repeating escape, use Ctrl-[.

>
>				Robert Wille (rbw@spock.byu.edu)
>
>You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on
>the continuing viability of Fortran.
>		-- Alan Perlis


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