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Re: [StrongED] RFC; Changing the choices system
In message <mpro.nd0e2z008yvhd0vpd.pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
David Pitt <pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> red Graute, on 5 Oct, wrote:
>
> > In message <mpro.ncv8360013sm10tgs.pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > David Pitt <pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > I am not too sure, as yet, about the 'Text' or 'View' distinction.
> >
> > There are options that cannot be set at 'View' level (things like newline
> > type, tab insertion, hardwrap) because if they could then the result of
> > editing would depend on which view you used. I use multiple views on the
> > same text regularly, eg in Dump mode one view in Asm mode the other in
> > Ascii or byte mode.
>
> I think I'm getting there.
>
> +----------------------------------+
> | Mode |
> | |
> | +--------------------------+ |
> | | Text/File | |
> | | | |
> | | +-------+ +-------+ | |
> | | |View1 | |View2 | | |
> | | | | | | | |
> | | | | | | | |
> | | | | | | | |
> | | | | | | | |
> | | +-------+ +-------+ | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | +--------------------------+ |
> | |
> | |
> +----------------------------------+
Yes, that's the model I was thinking of.
> Except that the Views could be in different Modes.
No, all views on a text are always in the same mode. I was a bit sloppy
with my usage of the terms Asm mode and Byte mode as they're not actual
modes, they're display options so it should have been Asm display etc.
Cheers,
Fred.
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