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From: mbr@fortune.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Two cog-eng questions on displayed instructions to the user
Message-ID: <1722@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Nov-83 15:03:51 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  4 15:03:51 1983
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Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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As for explaining to the novice user how to use the control key, it would
make sense to explain this key as being analogous in function to the shift
key, with which all novices are familiar.  E.G. - 

	If one presses the key labeled "D" alone, the result is the character
	lower-case-d (i.e. d).  In order to enter the character capital-d
	(i.e. D), one presses the key labeled "D" while holding down the key
	labeled "SHIFT".  In much the same way the character control-d
	(a.k.a. ^D, CTRL/D, etc.) can be typed by pressing the key labeled "D"
	while holding down the key labeled "CTRL".

		...!fortune!mbr