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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Newsgroups: net.info-terms
Subject: Re: vertical insert/delete character etc.
Message-ID: <320@moncol.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 25-May-85 19:11:04 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 25 19:11:04 1985
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Organization: Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
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>From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
>Organization: Ballistic Research Lab
>Message-ID: <10947@brl-tgr.ARPA>
>
>> Are there any terminals extant which offer
>> vertical insert/delete character and/or
>> horizontal insert/delete line?  In other
>> words, the ability to move individual columns
>> of text up or down, or move part of the screen
>> sideways.
>> 
>> I have never heard of this feature, and am wondering
>> why it is not more commonplace.
>
>My theory as to why it is not commonplace is that people in the
>Western world read right-to-left, not top-to-bottom.

The horizontal insert/delete line might make an interesting feature for
some terminal, however. It would be very useful in columnar applications,
such as spreadsheets.


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