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From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: what was the last key hit?
Message-ID: <26171@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 89 21:44:04 GMT
References: <2460@ilium.cs.swarthmore.edu> <735@internal.Apple.COM>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <735@internal.Apple.COM> casseres@Apple.COM (David Casseres) writes:
>I think HyperCard itself should have a system message called On Keystroke.
>Are you listening, Dan?

I agree!  I inquired about this myself recently, wondering why any
keystroke is not a message.  Bill A. told me that they were going to do
it but that the overhead was too slow: typing was unacceptable.  I can
buy that.

The good news is that we are speeding up HyperTalk, so we are going to
test the performance again and maybe now we can send a message with
every keystroke... no guarantees, but let's hope!

Dan