Re: Key layout

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Ethan Merritt wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 July 2005 11:56 am, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
> 
>>I just noticed the key is programmed so that settings are adjusted immediately upon interpretation.  Thus if there is a syntax error in a line, settings up to that error will be changed.
>>
>>Isn't it preferable that nothing be changed until the whole line is verified as valid?
> 
> 
> Not really. Why would it be?
> I think I'd rather get as much of my command as possible, even if the last option has a typo.

I don't know, there's just something random about a portion of a line being processed.

If there is an error, I'm not likely going to think "Alright, now which properties changed?  And which do I have left to change?"  Rather, I think most people have a habit of hitting the up arrow to recall the last line and fix it (or just fix the line in a script file) then rerun the command.

I'll leave it as is.

The other side of the coin is someone types in a command with "exploratory syntax" to see if something works, an error results, the user decides it is fine as is, yet some parameter has changed.

Dan