[ont.micro.mac] what should undo do?

info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (05/20/84)

Date: 18 May 1984 1147-PDT
Subject: what should undo do?
From: Mike Schuster <uw-beaver!MIKES@CIT-20>
To: info-mac@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA

After trying out the new versions of MacWrite 2.20 and Note Pad 1.1g,
I noticed that the handling of the Undo command is still inconsistent.
For example, try the following in both MacWrite and the Note Pad:
 
   type the two words: apple macintosh
   double click the word: macintosh
   cut
   double click the word: apple
   undo

MacWrite will not let you perform the last Undo command.  The Note Pad
will undo the Cut command, leaving the word macintosh selected.

There is a more interesting senario:

   type the two words: apple macintosh
   double click the word: macintosh
   cut
   undo
   click just after the word: macintosh
   type the two words: and lisa
   undo

MacWrite will remove the two words: and lisa.  The Note Pad will
remove the three words: macintosh and lisa.

Personally, I think MacWrite's handling of undo is better, but both
ways are reasonable.  In any case, the Note Pads Undo works better now
than it did in the old software release.  However, since
undo/cut/copy/paste is so basic to the whole user interface, it should
be consistent.

Mike
(mikes@cit-20)
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