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 I am picturing a programming exam which asks for various keyboard shortcuts, only for their to be an update a week before the exam confusing everyone.
I was talking about the early years/intro to using a computer.
more specficly: Z X C V
That undo is just as important.
Maybe tab and enter when filling in a forum.
But Redo (Y) I would be fine if ignored.
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I hate using 'Ctrl+Y' for REDO - it makes no sense (except historically from WordStar).
It should be, universally:
- 'Ctrl+Z' for UNDO.
- 'Shift+Ctrl+Z' for REDO.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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And THIS is why shortcuts will never be standardized everywhere: each programmer has a "better idea" than what others use. You may be quite correct in this case; however, I don't think the word "eight" should be spelled the way it is, either. Nonetheless, it is the standard.
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Well there's a way to get around some of that on Windows. All the editors/IDEs/word processors I use all use the WordStar control sequences for editing purposes. I wrote an AutoHotKey script to translate the WordStar control sequences into the control sequences used by the 'appropriate' application. So Libre Office, jEdit, CodeBlocks, Notepad++, Eclipse and VS all appear to use the same control sequences when editing text. To make this work well, I also had to remapped my keyboard a bit. Cap Lock is now Control, the Alt key is now Cap Lock and the Control key is now the Alt key.
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Sounds like a LOT of work just to avoid learning different combinations, or simpler yet, using a mouse!
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It's makes me faster editing text, which is (was, I'm retired now) really my main job as a code developer. Also, it's really not that difficult to write an AutoHotKey script to translate control/charater sequences. I just wish there was an AutoHotKey for Linux. There is a setup to use Python to do the same thing but it has noticeable lag compared to AutoHotKey.
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Makes me chuckle when I look back a month or so to the re-release of PowerToys....
GitHub Microsoft PowerToys[^]GitHub Microsoft PowerToys Windows key shortcut guide - The shortcut guide appears when a user holds the Windows key down for more than one second and shows the available shortcuts for the current state of the desktop.
My old boss was amazed at how fast I could translate a POCO from Visual studio into a DDL for Sql SSMS bouncing through notepad and excel without touching the mouse faster than he could read what was being read.
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I suppose it depends on what type of school you mean. Four-year colleges teach more abstract concepts; a more generalized education that allows the graduate to adapt to changing environments. Community colleges focus more on students getting a job now, so courses are more focused on products. These shortcuts should be more ingrained than that, however, so let's go further back. In high school, very few students pay attention to anything except the opposite sex. Any earlier in school, and by the time students are starting a career, odds are that the entire interaction mechanism with computers will have changed yet again.
I see computer interaction as being a bit more like dressing yourself, tying your shoes or brushing teeth. These are really concepts that should be taught at home. Of course, Apple households will have habits that differ from Windows households. C'est la vie!
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It's not schools' job. I mean sure, schools are there to teach the basics needed in life but the thing is, a programmer is, as long as it ain't a code monkey job, supposed to be self-reliant when solving problems so teaching them everything from breathing to keyboard shortcuts isn't needed. Any IDE worth it's salt displays it's keyboard shortcuts itself so someone who's able to teach themselves a thing or two (a skill that I consider a base requirement for programmers) can figure out themselves.
On the other hand, a reason why a co-worker of mine prefers too-terse C-style function names is that he never really learned to type. He's faster than my mom, that I admit, but not even that much faster.
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Backward vet in red compound (8)
Sorry it's late, I had to rush it as I realised last minute that the answer to my prepared one was already used only 6 months ago 
modified 30-May-19 5:30am.
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musefan wrote: Sorry it's late, I had to rush it as I realised last minute that the answer to my prepared one was already used only 6 months ago
You give us too much credit for our attention spans!
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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I was 10 seconds away from posting when it just popped into my head that I may have seen the answer already. Perhaps I will use it next time and hope nobody notices...
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Backward
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Yep. So now you get your turn, only a day late 
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in the lounge ?
Caveat Emptor.
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Why not? Half the QA posts are probably from chatbots ...
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... in Switzerland (I'm aware, a borderline case Lounge or Soapbox. Last but not least, I decided for Lounge because it's a very technical thing)
A lot of people here do demonstrate against 5G. Their argument: Longtime "Health impacts" have not been researched and excluded for 5G.
Now my question: Was this the case for 3G or 4G?
My answer: No. So please throw away your 3/4G mobile phone and demonstrate against all mobile communication please 
What is your opinion/expirience?
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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0x01AA wrote: Was this the case for 3G or 4G?
Amusingly, it's studies from Switzerland (IIRC) that are used in demonstrations here (USA) against cell phone technologies.
[edit] And regarding the technical side (promoting your reason to post in the lounge, haha), a decent read (at least for the layman) here: What Is 5G? | PCMag.com[^] .
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Quote: studies from Switzerland
*lol*, here in Switzerland 'everybody' refer to the studies from USA.
Quote: promoting your reason to post in the lounge, haha
Thanks for the promotion
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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My father told a (potentially apocryphal) story which (may or may not have) happened the 50s (?) regarding the dangers of radio signals.
An engineer was asked to participate in a study of the dangers of radio signals -- so he demonstrated the dangers to the committee (I don't recall the details, killing a mouse maybe).
Then the chairman responded (something along the lines of): "That's all well and good, but we want to assure people that it is safe."
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Paracelsus: All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; but the dose makes it clear that a thing is not a poison.
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It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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From what I understand from the one show I watched on the "dangers of 5G" (key weird music), the issue has to do with the beam steering and higher relative power levels. I mean, you *do* have an RF device next to your brain. Is it sufficient power levels? Track the studies and especially who is paying for them - both pro and con.
Me? I'm far more concerned with the VB project I just inherited 
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Quote: concerned with the VB project I just inherited
Here most probably you have the right to get risk supplement for a VB project
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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That is why my tin foil hat business is so profitable. Supplemented by my credit card RFID proof wallets.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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