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to: Rod Speed
from: Bill Grimsley
date: 1995-04-19 15:12:42
subject: Msged suggestion

Rod, at 20:23 on Tue, Apr 18 1995, you wrote to Paul Edwards ...

PE> I think you should have said this in the first place.  I doubt that
PE> Rod will be advocating you having to type more keystrokes, so what 
PE> you have to do is ask the right question (ie put up the right 
PE> argument).

RS> I understood that was his argument all alone, essentially he was
RS> irritated with the keystrokes required, however they were used.

Yep, exactly.

RS> Maybe I didnt make it clear enough that IMO the answer is to FIX 
RS> the number of keystrokes required to do a task switch in OS2, even 
RS> if you are using the message reader full screen, by an addon keyboard 
RS> oriented task switcher, NOT to enhance the external in the app.

Yeah, that wasn't at all clear in your earlier messages, which is why I
couldn't understand your argument at the time.

RS> THATs the way to go, much better to task switch efficiently, 
RS> dead easy to do, no change to the app is required, that better task 
RS> switching is available for all OS2 task switching too. Pisses on the 
RS> alternative in every way.

And as I now know what you mean, I thoroughly agree.

RS> Be interesting to see if Bill can actually admit that tho |-)

I just did.  Are you blind or something?  |-)

Regards, Bill
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