Re: Any Unicode Experts?

From	Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Any Unicode Experts?
Date	2021-08-08 17:27 +0000
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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.

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Any Unicode Experts? FR <fr@random.info> - 2021-08-06 14:39 +0000
  Re: Any Unicode Experts? FR <fr@random.info> - 2021-08-06 15:01 +0000
  US-ASCII is a subset of the set of Unicode code points. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2021-08-06 08:15 -0700
    Re: US-ASCII is a subset of the set of Unicode code points. "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-08-06 17:36 +0200
      Re: US-ASCII is a subset of the set of Unicode code points. FR <fr@random.info> - 2021-08-06 15:49 +0000
        Re: US-ASCII is a subset of the set of Unicode code points. "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-08-06 18:48 +0200
        Re: US-ASCII is a subset of the set of Unicode code points. FR <fr@random.info> - 2021-08-06 17:57 +0000
  Re: Any Unicode Experts? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2021-08-06 18:10 +0000
  Re: Any Unicode Experts? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-08-06 20:27 +0000
    Re: Any Unicode Experts? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-07 09:36 +0100
      Re: Any Unicode Experts? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-08-08 04:32 +0000
        Re: Any Unicode Experts? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-08-07 22:50 -0600
          Re: Any Unicode Experts? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2021-08-08 17:27 +0000
            Re: Any Unicode Experts? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-08 20:21 +0200
            Re: Any Unicode Experts? Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2021-08-09 13:58 +0000
          Re: Any Unicode Experts? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-08 20:32 +0200
            Re: Any Unicode Experts? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-08-08 18:00 -0600
              "while(1);" borks Visual Studio. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2021-08-08 18:11 -0700
                Re: "while(1);" borks Visual Studio. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-08-08 22:19 -0600
                Re: "while(1);" borks Visual Studio. Soviet_Mario <SovietMario@CCCP.MIR> - 2021-08-16 16:06 +0200
                Re: "while(1);" borks Visual Studio. jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-10 18:02 +0200
                while(malloc(666)); Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2021-08-10 09:28 -0700
                Re: while(malloc(666)); jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-10 18:39 +0200
              Re: Any Unicode Experts? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-09 07:28 +0200
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-08-09 07:56 -0600
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-10 10:33 +0200
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-10 12:49 +0100
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-10 15:26 +0200
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2021-08-10 13:43 +0000
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-08-10 21:12 -0600
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-11 12:25 +0100
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-08-11 16:52 +0000
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-11 20:19 +0200
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-08-12 16:37 +0000
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2021-08-12 20:32 +0200
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-08-12 20:40 -0600
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-10 16:11 -0400
                Re: Any Unicode Experts? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-13 17:42 +0000

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