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From: Mitch.Bradley@ENG.SUN.COM
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Subject: Re: Control characters
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Date: 8 Jun 91 02:46:02 GMT
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> >to do input of odd characters.  I thinking that it may be a neat
> >idea to use vectored execution, and perhaps swap between use of KEY and
> >EKEY within applications.  Or maybe that makes life even more complicated.

> Vectored execution IS the way to go.

I'm not sure I agree.  Modal behavior is troublesome, because in order to
be sure you're getting what you want at a given time, you need to know
the history of how you got there.

Also, specifying deferred execution in the standard opens up a whole can
of worms, such as how do you find out the current referent of a vector
(so you can save and restore it, for instance).

Getting the necessary "package deal" through the committee would be a
challenging task at this late date.  The committee is totally burned out,
and wants to get the process over with.

Mitch.Bradley@Eng.Sun.COM