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

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters?
Date 2015-10-08 17:34 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <d7nnosFct0iU8@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (11 earlier) <barmar-A80271.19521107102015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu> <d7lqsiFt3hcU2@mid.individual.net> <D23B13AF.5F70B%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <d7nmpaFct0iU1@mid.individual.net> <D23BF5E0.5F81A%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>

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On 2015-10-08, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> On 10/8/15, 10:17 AM, in article d7nmpaFct0iU1@mid.individual.net, "Jolly
> Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-10-08, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>> On 10/7/15, 5:15 PM, in article d7lqsiFt3hcU2@mid.individual.net, "Jolly
>>> Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2015-10-07, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>>>> In article <d7ldj2Fq0orU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hopefully the idea is to confuse novice users as little as possible.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So you don't think that it's confusing that the delay until showing the
>>>>> special character menu says that it's the delay until auto-repeat?
>>>> 
>>>> Yeah, I suppose you're right. That could be clearer.
>>> 
>>> OK, I realize Apple does not likely read this forum and make decisions based
>>> on it, but what would better wording be?
>> 
>> Key Repeat / **** Delay (where **** is the official name of the special
>> character pop-up menu feature) would do, I think.
>
> Key Repeat / Accented or Alternate Version Delay.

The actual official name is for Apple to decide, whenever they get
around to exposing it to all (novice) users.

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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
            Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 19:40 +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? 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
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                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
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 14:02 -0700
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 10:17 -0700
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                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
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                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
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                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
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                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
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 17:56 -0700
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-09 15:46 -0700
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 09:06 -0700
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 21:02 -0700
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                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
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                Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-08 18:23 +0000
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                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
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