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From: taylorj@byuvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Recommendation for a new "Paste" feature on ALL Mac So
Message-ID: <19taylorj@byuvax.bitnet>
Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 22:08:27 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 26 22:08:27 1987
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Well, I've only seen positive comments on this so far, so I'll put on my
Dvorak hat and play the devil's advocate:

When I want to paste three copies of something, I press command-V 3 times.
The idea of typing numbers while in the middle of selecting from a menu
seems rather non-intuitive and clumsy (although I'll admit I haven't come
up with a better way of multiple pastes besides what I already mentioned).
I'd also be scared of making a mistake when I type the repeat count.  If
I type 99 instead of 9, I'm in big trouble.  (Unless the application was
considerate enough to keep all 99 copies selected so I could delete them.)
A more user-friendly but power-user-unfriendly option would be to have,
say, option-paste bring up a dialog box that asked how many copies you wanted
to paste.
     
--Jim Taylor