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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Any Unicode Experts? |
| Date | 2021-08-08 20:21 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ptj5uhxfec.ln2@minas-tirith.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <eli$2108061626@qaz.wtf> <selgna$b2l$1@dont-email.me> <eli$2108080032@qaz.wtf> <in9641Fqs4oU1@mid.individual.net> <sep454$tfa$1@dont-email.me> |
On 08/08/2021 19.27, Rich wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> On 08/07/2021 10:32 PM, Eli the Bearded wrote:
>>> Ctrl-C for Copy I think exists because Command-C for copy first existed.
>>> Neither has anything to do with the ASCII control character ETX.
>>
>> I'm probably wrong but I think WordStar had an influence.
>
> Except with WordStar, cut and copy were two character sequences (^K^C
> ^K^X for copy and cut, and ^K^V for paste). The second character was
> the same, but they were not single key presses.
>
> I saw an explanation at some point that alluded to the choice of X for
> cut, C for copy, and V for paste as trying to mimic the red-ink markup
> that copy editors would make on paper manuscripts for changes they
> wanted made. They would cross out (loosely an X) stuff to delete
> (i.e., cut), and use a caret (loosely a V) to indicate where to insert
> something. So cut becoming "X" and "paste/insert" becoming "V", at
> least given that explanation, made some sense. Copy then becoming "C"
> was simply mnemonic. Whether the author was simply "back constructing
> a meaning" for the mappings I do not know.
>
It is possible. The "user interface" of the original Wordstar was
designed for touch typists.
I could not understand why when they created other Wordstar versions
(say, wordstar 2000?) they changed the key bindings.
The use of ^C, ^X, ^V alone (or equivalents using the insert/delete key)
came later, with the CUA design used in other software and in Windows.
CUA: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access>
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
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