Suggestion for correcting the IDE's script editor

[J. Landman Gay]

On 6/28/05 5:54 PM, Jon wrote:

 > And, BTW, I NEVER would have guessed that the <tab> key did ANYTHING
 > other than enter <tab> characters into the text.  This is a great
 > example of a totally bizarre UI that you folks have become so used to
 > that you can't see the strangeness of it.

Not an excuse, but an explanation: HyperCard started this convention 20 
years ago. SuperCard took it up to be compatible and continued it. When 
MetaCard came along, it too adopted the same tab-key behavior. 
Revolution continues the long tradition. So, there have been four x-talk 
IDEs that use this convention spanning many years. And that's why.

In Revolution, it is mentioned in the Help menu -> Quick Reference 
Guides -> Shortcut Reference. I admit this isn't easy to find.


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