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Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters?

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters?
Date 2015-10-07 21:01 -0700
Message-ID <D23B38B4.5F74D%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
References (7 earlier) <D23AFAB9.5F6BA%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <081020151328490976%YourName@YourISP.com> <D23B0AD7.5F704%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <081020151412288126%YourName@YourISP.com> <071020152300546915%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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On 10/7/15, 8:00 PM, in article 071020152300546915%nospam@nospam.invalid,
"nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <081020151412288126%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your Name
> <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> "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?
>> 
>> How is pushing something harder not counter-intuitive?? Do you push the
>> light switch harder to make the lights go brighter or even change
>> colour?? Does chewing a piece of cheese harder suddenly turn it into a
>> doughnut??
> 
> cars go faster with more pressure on the accelerator pedal.
> cars slow down more quickly with more pressure on the brake pedal.
> paint brushes paint wider lines with more pressure on the brush.
> 
> force touch is not only very intuitive, but *very* useful.

Have not used it, but seems that way to me, too.

>> Mind you, some morons do continually push the elevator buttons or
>> traffic light pedestrian crossing buttons harder expecting them to
>> function faster.  :-\
> 
> that must be you.



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Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 12:43 -0500
  Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 17:53 +0000
    Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 13:28 -0500
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 11:34 -0700
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 13:37 -0500
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 11:52 -0700
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-10-07 15:12 -0600
            Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:36 -0700
              Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-08 20:44 -0500
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 19:07 -0700
    Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-07 14:35 -0400
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 13:39 -0500
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 11:52 -0700
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 18:59 +0000
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 12:18 -0700
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              Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 12:54 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 20:01 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-07 16:18 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 20:28 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:23 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-07 19:52 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 00:15 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 18:23 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 17:17 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 10:28 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 17:34 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 11:25 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 17:45 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:04 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:12 -0700
              Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 15:01 -0500
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 20:04 +0000
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-07 20:31 -0400
            Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 00:35 +0000
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-10-08 10:14 +1300
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:09 -0700
  Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 11:16 -0700
    Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 13:40 -0500
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 18:49 +0000
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 14:22 -0500
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 19:48 +0000
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-08 09:19 +1300
            Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 20:29 +0000
              Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:37 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-08 13:28 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 00:33 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 17:35 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-07 23:00 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-08 04:23 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 17:45 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-08 14:12 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 18:32 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-08 18:16 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 01:40 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 06:03 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 08:53 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-09 09:06 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 17:18 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 20:25 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 17:42 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-09 16:23 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 20:42 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-10-09 12:27 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-09 14:29 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 14:02 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-10-09 18:32 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 11:12 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 10:17 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-09 13:49 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 20:52 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 18:02 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-09 16:26 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 21:02 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-09 01:51 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-09 14:18 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-10 10:43 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-09 17:47 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-10 00:00 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 15:45 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-09 18:50 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 16:41 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-10 02:05 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-10-10 07:35 +0200
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-10 18:52 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 23:13 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-10 16:58 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-10 10:06 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-10 19:38 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 17:56 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 11:16 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-10 10:29 +1300
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 15:46 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-10-10 17:04 +1100
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 09:23 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 09:06 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-07 23:00 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 21:01 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-07 23:00 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 21:02 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 00:13 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 08:56 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 12:19 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 11:06 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 14:11 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 11:22 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-08 18:23 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 14:31 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 15:07 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-08 22:18 +0000
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 20:25 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-09 11:09 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 14:06 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 11:21 -0700
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 15:06 -0400
                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 17:10 -0700
            Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 15:31 -0500
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 11:53 -0700
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-07 14:22 -0500
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 19:17 +0000
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 12:24 -0700
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-07 23:22 +0000
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 00:13 +0000
    Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 18:56 +0000
      Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 12:19 -0700
        Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 19:47 +0000
          Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 12:54 -0700
  Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-10-07 14:21 -0600
    Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:38 -0700

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