Subj : Global Commands
To   : Evan Elias
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Feb 20 2002 05:09 am

 Re: Global Commands
 By: Evan Elias to Digital Man on Wed Feb 20 2002 11:10 am

>  >  > and can I only use CTRL-Keys as a global command?
>  >
>  > Yes. Otherwise, they would interfere with normal operations. Imagine if y
>  > the letter 'T' for a global command. How would you send e-mail to Tom?
>
> Well, using ordinary letters wouldn't work well for obvious reasons, but
> there's many alternatives to CTRL keys.  Several BBS packages have globals
> begin with a / or an =... for example, listing who's online in WG is done by
> typing =# or /# at the start of a line.  I guess the difference comes into p
> that WG is not hotkey-based while Sync (usually) is though... but I still
> find myself trying to to /# on Sync boards from time to time, old habits are
> hard to break :(

Those types of global commands would interfere with other features/functions of
the classic Synchronet command shell, the internal message editor, and
eventually external programs/doorgames. Ctrl keys have a lot fewer conflicts.

-Rob

                                                   digital man

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