Path: csiph.com!au2pb.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:45:59 -0700 Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <9d2dnRPZhcVVxIjLnZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@earthlink.com> <081020150919487421%YourName@YourISP.com> <081020151328490976%YourName@YourISP.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net rWCVvMZu+GSZH2NAYUI/NgoRoAMWg4aAJXv955Jy/7CxGMz8+f Cancel-Lock: sha1:frStv6wEcki4m2uDnlto2ip54hA= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Thread-Index: AdEBYrLhrGpVe0B6vECO2XqdLcouOQ== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32486 comp.sys.mac.system:82457 On 10/7/15, 5:28 PM, in article 081020151328490976%YourName@YourISP.com, "Your Name" wrote: > In article , Snit > wrote: >> On 10/7/15, 1:29 PM, in article d7ldkjFq0orU2@mid.individual.net, "Jolly >> Roger" wrote: >>> On 2015-10-07, Your Name wrote: >>>> >>>> I wouldn't be surprised if Apple comes up with a keyboard at some stage >>>> that has the ridiculous "Force Touch" feature - hold down the key for >>>> it to repeat, hold down "harder" for it to pop-up a menu (or vice >>>> versa). >>> >>> That doesn't sound ridiculous to me. >> >> Actually sounds pretty cool... though I would want it reversed from the >> description. Less likely to accidently repeat that way. > > "Force Touch" is a ridiculous invention ... not only is it > counter-intuitive (why would you push something harder and expect a > different result??) it now encourages kids and numbnuts to break things > by going around pushing things harder to try and get them to do > something different. :-\ How much experience do you have with the new "3D Touch" devices? -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: * Mint KDE working with folders: * Mint KDE creating files: * Mint KDE help: * Mint KDE general navigation: * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: * OS / Word Processor Comparison: