Subject: stop scrolling down

From: John de Boer <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 02:35:15 +1100 (EST)

When deleting (eg in reply mode) using Ctrl K, frequently the number of
deleted lines is greater than I want. I have to undelete and start again.

Is there a stop-command command that can be used?

I have this problem only on Mac, not on a PC. (but I more frequently use
the Mac (-:

I've tried but seem unable to use the ctrl K command 

Using v3.93

thank you

Rgds

John de Boer

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 16:59:06 +0000 (GMT)

There is no "Stop deleting" command.  This is mainly because each ^K
deletes one line.  Ergo you should only type the number of ^K's you
actually need to delete the text.

It sounds like either your Mac, network link or host is introducing a
delay, and you are getting lost with the number of ^K's you have typed.

Or perhaps you are holding down the ^K and using auto-repeat to
delete lots of lines?  If so it is very difficult to judge when to release
the key because of all the buffering of keystrokes that can be happening
on your Mac, in your network link, or on your mainframe.

If you have a number of lines of text to delete try NOT using ^K to do so,
but to mark the block and THEN use ^K.  This will delete all the lines
within the marked section:

<Arrow keys>		... move to first line of block to be deleted
^^			... set the mark
<Arrow keys>		... move to last line to be deleted
^K			... delete the block

Notes:

* Some Mac terminal emulators require ^^ (Control/^ -- that's circumflex,
  NOT Up Arrow!) to by typed as Control+Shift+6. 

* If you can't get ^^ typed in try Escape-Escape-^

* A second ^^ (or Escape-Escape-6) will cancel the remove the mark.

* If you change your mind after deleting the block type ^U to UnCut it and
  get it back.

*  You can uncut text after moving the cursor elsewhere.  This is a useful
   way of moving a paragraph from one part of the message to another.

Cheers,

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Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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From: Peter Karlsson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 20:57:08 +0100

>   NOT Up Arrow!) to by typed as Control+Shift+6. 

How should one else type that character? I just got it to work with PCPine
with Ctrl-Shift-6 (I was just about to ask how I cuold get that character
anyway), since I have a Swedish keyboard, and those only have circumflex
as a deadkey (shift-diaeresis). (Shift-6 is '&').

Hmm, seems Ctrl-6 worked to...

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Peter - Sladdpost: [email-masked] - Webb: http://www.mds.mdh.se/~dat95pkn/

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From: Eric Tse <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 19:54:55 GMT

> deleted lines is greater than I want. I have to undelete and start again.

  You can use ^^ to mark the block of text to be deleted.