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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Request for human interface design anecdotes
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Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 18:35:09 EST
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[Not food]

One of my favorite human interface design errors is in VM/CMS, where "i",
typed on a line by itself, destroys your image.  It stands for "ipl", you
see.  This happens even if you enter it on the command line of the editor.

There are various ways of dealing with the problem; my preferred solution is
to make "i" a synonym for some other, harmless command.
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Frank Adams                           ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Ashton-Tate          52 Oakland Ave North         E. Hartford, CT 06108