SLVQC@CUNYVM (Salvatore Saieva) (10/10/90)
By accident I typed in three forward slashes in the Workspace Name Expansion window and I got logged out! I was experimenting afterwards and it seems you can get yourself logged out even by typing two slashes in a row. Is this an undocumented feature? Sal. ------- Salvatore Saieva Internet: slvqc@cunyvm.cuny.edu Queens College, Academic Computer Center BITNET: slvqc@cunyvm.bitnet 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, N.Y. 11367 DeskNet: (718) 520-7662
keith@panews (10/10/90)
In article <90282.200109SLVQC@CUNYVM.BITNET> SLVQC@CUNYVM (Salvatore Saieva) writes: >By accident I typed in three forward slashes in the Workspace >Name Expansion window and I got logged out! I was experimenting >afterwards and it seems you can get yourself logged out even >by typing two slashes in a row. Is this an undocumented feature? Yeah, isn't it great! Logout in less than three seconds! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Mason ...!ibmsupt!keith (415) 855-3920 Disclamer: These are my opinions; no one else would want them
moose@svc.portal.com (10/11/90)
In article <90282.200109SLVQC@CUNYVM.BITNET> SLVQC@CUNYVM (Salvatore Saieva) writes: >By accident I typed in three forward slashes in the Workspace >Name Expansion window and I got logged out! I was experimenting >afterwards and it seems you can get yourself logged out even >by typing two slashes in a row. Is this an undocumented feature? Thank you for this tidbit. Now I know how to log off the cube without getting that irritating message box. Unfortunately, this feature has been removed in system 2.0. Bummer. -- Michael Rutman | moose@svc.portal.com Cubist | makes me a NeXT programmer Software Ventures | That's in Berkeley smile, you're on standard disclaimer | <fill in with cute saying>
scott@NIC.GAC.EDU (10/11/90)
moose@svc.portal.com writes: >In article <90282.200109SLVQC@CUNYVM.BITNET> SLVQC@CUNYVM (Salvatore Saieva) writes: >>By accident I typed in three forward slashes in the Workspace >>Name Expansion window and I got logged out! I was experimenting >>afterwards and it seems you can get yourself logged out even >>by typing two slashes in a row. Is this an undocumented feature? > >Thank you for this tidbit. Now I know how to log off the cube without getting >that irritating message box. Unfortunately, this feature has been removed in >system 2.0. Bummer. Note, though, that using the '///' feature in Workspace actually seems to kill off the Workspace, not log it out. As if root did kill -9 on it. Thus, you might find that certain programs (like Stuart) don't correctly fix certain files that are modified in the course of the program. Then again, if you _really_ need to get out of the Workspace fast :-). scott hess scott@gac.edu Independent NeXT Developer (Stuart) NeXT Campus Consultant (Not much, really) GAC Undergrad (Horrid. Simply Horrid. I mean the work!) <I still speak for nobody>
peterd@opus.cs.mcgill.ca (Peter Deutsch) (10/11/90)
In article <1990Oct10.234917.707@svc.portal.com>, moose@svc.portal.com writes: > In article <90282.200109SLVQC@CUNYVM.BITNET> SLVQC@CUNYVM (Salvatore Saieva) writes: > >By accident I typed in three forward slashes in the Workspace > >Name Expansion window and I got logged out! I was experimenting > >afterwards and it seems you can get yourself logged out even > >by typing two slashes in a row. Is this an undocumented feature? > > Thank you for this tidbit. Now I know how to log off the cube without getting > that irritating message box. Unfortunately, this feature has been removed in > system 2.0. Bummer. Well, we debated quite a bit on whether this was a bug or a feature, but after some testing it appears that it is not 100 percent reliable - if you hit the three slashs, then the <Return> key fast enough, you actually hang the Workspace Manager (I didn't do this, but I showed this to a person who is I think the fastest touch-typist I know and he hung it with 100 percent reliability.) the other apps keep going, so you can go into a Shell and kill the Workspace Manager, this clears things up and you can log in again. Thus I conclude that it is a bug, not a feature. Pity, I like the idea. Of course, I don't type that fast, it doesn't appear to be leaving a core file anywhere, and the machine emits no smoke, so until told otherwise, and until 2.0 arrives, I'm using it! - peterd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +-------+ Peter Deutsch McGill University | u # u | peterd@cs.mcgill.ca School of Computer Science |/\/\/\/| | a a | This misinformation cheerfully brought to you \ a / by someone that just doesn't take it \___/ all too seriously. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
nop@NIC.GAC.EDU (10/11/90)
From: scott@NIC.GAC.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Date: 11 Oct 90 05:24:39 GMT scott@gac.edu writes: > moose@svc.portal.com writes: >>In article <90282.200109SLVQC@CUNYVM.BITNET> SLVQC@CUNYVM (Salvatore Saieva) writes: >>> By accident I typed in three forward slashes in the Workspace >>> Name Expansion window and I got logged out! I was experimenting >>> afterwards and it seems you can get yourself logged out even >>> by typing two slashes in a row. Is this an undocumented feature? >> >> Thank you for this tidbit. Now I know how to log off the cube without getting >> that irritating message box. Unfortunately, this feature has been removed in >> system 2.0. Bummer. > Note, though, that using the '///' feature in Workspace actually seems to > kill off the Workspace, not log it out. As if root did kill -9 on it. > Thus, you might find that certain programs (like Stuart) don't correctly > fix certain files that are modified in the course of the program. And it doesn't eject your OD. This looks to be a win for me because it means I could conceivably leave my OD in a machine whilst downloading stuff overnight by modem or network. > Then again, if you _really_ need to get out of the Workspace fast :-). Oh, I _do_, I _do_. :-) > scott hess > scott@gac.edu // Jay Carlson \X/ nop@gac.edu "Excuse me--I'm just trying to find the _bridge_. Has anybody seen the bridge?"