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From: Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
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Subject: Re: VI* on VMS
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:21:18 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-21, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 10/21/2024 8:14 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2024-10-18, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> Code updated to fix a few issues (not supporting
>>> empty file, having to explicit specify "tpu" as
>>> argument).
>> 
>> [snip]
>> 
>> This code is technically a solution in the same way that writing an
>> accounting system in TECO is also technically possible. :-)
>
> It actually works reasonable nice on a fast x86-86 system. I would
> not want to run it on an old VAX with a lot of users.
>
> The right solution to automate would be to modify every position
> changing procedure to do a check. But that would mean hacking a lot
> of code.
>

No, the "right" solution would be to add a:

	on_key_press(whatever...)

handler. :-)

Simon.

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Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
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