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Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing?

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Date Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:10:38 +0100
Subject Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing?
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On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> The raw_input/input UI is well-designed for entering plain text data. It is
> extremely poor as a command interface.
>
> ... (Imagine how awkward it would be to use a TUI mail client or
> text editor where the only user input was from something like raw_input.)

I run a MUD and play several. MUDs by definition have only line-based
input (if you use a raw TELNET client, you have character-based input,
but most MUD clients send entire lines of text at once); yet it is
possible to implement a reasonably-viable file editor. It's not
difficult to become quite proficient with line-based editors,
especially if you rig some client-side support (which I have done on
two of the MUDs).

Line-based input is excellent as a command interface, if commands
consist of verbs and parameters. It's terrible for playing Tetris on.

ChrisA

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Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-08 00:04 +0000
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-08 10:27 +1000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-08 02:44 +0000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2011-08-08 09:41 +0200
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 18:42 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 18:48 +0000
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 20:16 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-08-16 14:50 -0700
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 21:59 +0000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 20:11 -0400
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 03:52 +0000
            Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 05:06 +0000
              Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 05:49 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 06:12 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 08:19 +0100
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 07:23 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-17 18:28 +1000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 16:33 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-08-17 10:37 -0700
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-08-17 06:21 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-08-21 19:02 -0700
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 23:46 +0000
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2011-08-17 01:03 -0700
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2011-08-17 16:16 +0200
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-18 02:36 +1000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2011-08-18 01:24 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-08-18 09:50 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-08-18 18:58 +0100
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 16:33 +0000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-08-17 13:02 -0400
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 17:05 +0000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-18 04:29 +1000
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 23:10 +0100

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