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Subject:	Re: markup syntax for member pages
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Mon, 5 Jul 1999 04:51:08 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: > Huh?! Why? It's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen! A single > character in column 1 to modify the entire line? That's somewhat intuitive > for *, ], and >, but for b and i and c it's pathetic. > > I'm in shock. I guess you were never as DOS based as I was. B I and C were the keys in Word Perfect( and several other Dos based word processors) for those exact commands (usually with the <ALT> or <CTRL> key).

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		Re: markup syntax for member pages
(...) LOL!!! OK, I guess some things in DOS, like \ instead of /, are more disgusting than (...) Oh heck, sure -- that makes perfect sense there! :) In fact, I'm sure those letters must be common keys for those command in lots of word processors. (C (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		Re: markup syntax for member pages
(...) Huh?! Why? It's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen! A single character in column 1 to modify the entire line? That's somewhat intuitive for *, ], and >, but for b and i and c it's pathetic. (...) Chell specking would be fun. Anyway, it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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