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references t-z
Topic:
selecting text with a mouse
Topic:
user profile
Topic:
interactive response time
Topic:
disorientation in a user interface
Topic:
text editing
Topic:
hash filter
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spelling errors
Topic:
indentation
Topic:
structured editors
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continuation lines
Topic:
outlines
Topic:
compiler error checking
Topic:
multi-processing for a user interface

Reference

Wood, S.R., "Z-The 95% program editor ", SIGPLAN , 16, 6, pp. 1-7 , June 1981 . Google

Quotations
2 ;;Quote: a Z box argument selects a rectangle of text for an editor command
3 ;;Quote: the Z editor looks for a profile file in the user's directory which sets user preferences
3 ;;Quote: if an operation takes a long time in the Z editor, Z displays a line count periodically
3 ;;Quote: Z's mark command allows users to set bookmarks for later retrieval; can be in another file
4 ;;Quote: Z uses a Bloom filter for checking spelling in a dictionary
4 ;;Quote: Z attempts to correct a misspelling by testing letter deletions, transpositions, and missing letters
4 ;;Quote: the Z editor automatically indents after a 'newline'; can be overridden
5 ;;Quote: the Z editor includes commands for locating matching parentheses
5 ;;Quote: Z defines a continuation line as any line that isn't indented zero, one, or minus one times
5 ;;Quote: Z can elide statements which are indented too far; like an outline
4 ;;Quote: Z can explode a paragraph into its individual sentences for easy editing
5 ;;Quote: Z automatically positions a file to the location of compilation errors
6 ;;Quote: each child fork in the Z editor is associated with a control character; simplifies context switching


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ThesaHelp: references t-z (309 items)
Topic: selecting text with a mouse (14 items)
Topic: user profile (16 items)
Topic: interactive response time (32 items)
Topic: disorientation in a user interface (13 items)
Topic: text editing (34 items)
Topic: hash filter (18 items)
Topic: spelling errors (18 items)
Topic: indentation (25 items)
Topic: structured editors (35 items)
Topic: continuation lines (3 items)
Topic: outlines (16 items)
Topic: compiler error checking (16 items)
Topic: multi-processing for a user interface (14 items)

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