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Topic: editing by cut and paste
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current position in a user interface; cursor
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dragging with a mouse
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selecting text with a mouse
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text editing
Subtopic: copy-paste statistics
Quote: move text in Smalltalk by selecting the text, issuing a 'cut', selecting the destination, and issuing a 'paste' [»teslL8_1981] Quote: can always revise a Smalltalk method or class definition with the editor [»teslL8_1981] Quote: can cut and paste phrases or entire templates with their subordinate parts [»teitT6_1979] Quote: to place a list of statements in a loop, cut the list, generate a loop template, enter the condition, and paste in the sequence [»teitT6_1979]
Subtopic: copy-paste errors
Quote: copy-paste segments of 5-15 lines, 12% copied a function, 2/3 renamed a variable, 1/4 modified a statement [»liZ3_2006]
Subtopic: clipboard
Quote: CP-Miner detects errors due to copy-paste; found 190,000 copy-paste segments and 49 errors in Linux [»liZ3_2006]
Quote: the Macintosh introduced the clipboard and clipboard-standard data types; allows interoperability between applications [»myerBA_1992] Quote: move by cursor attachment eliminates a clipboard with cut and paste
Topic: current position in a user interface; cursor (23 items)
Topic: dragging with a mouse (17 items)
Topic: selecting text with a mouse (14 items)
Topic: text editing
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