Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ulowell!cbmvax!eric
From: eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Repeating RETURN key
Message-ID: <5919@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 89 19:16:07 GMT
References: <687@cord.UUCP> <3309@amiga.UUCP>
Reply-To: eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton)
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <3309@amiga.UUCP> jimm@cloyd.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes:
>In article <687@cord.UUCP> nsw@cord.UUCP (Neil Weinstock) writes:
>)Anyone out there have a hack to allow the RETURN key to auto-repeat?  I long
>)for this feature, since other terminals etc. I use at work generally have it,
>)and I'm used to it.  I've got a notion that only one byte in the appropriate
>)device would need to be changed.
>)
>)This would be nice to have in 1.4; perhaps a new preferences option?

'r you talkin' to me Jim?

>I think it would be only a change in keymap.

Quite true.  Specifically, one would have to flip the  return key's bit
in the keymap's HiRepeatable table.

>Are there any really good keymap editors out there yet?

One day (ahem) I hope to let Keytoy allow you to alter a keymap rather
that just look at it.
-- 
Eric Cotton
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