Re: commit: Visual cut/copy/ paste works!

From: Randy Kramer (rhkramer@fast.net)
Date: Fri Oct 31 2003 - 22:22:23 EST

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    On Friday 31 October 2003 07:33 pm, msevior@physics.unimelb.edu.au wrote:
    > No it isn't. In abiword the TEXT you select moves with the mouse. If you
    > select a paragraph of text the whole paragraph is cut out of the document
    > from it's original place and you drag that whole paragraph to where you
    > want it. You see the paragraph of text moving across the screen in time
    > with your mouse. Like when you drag and drop a file. Then you release the
    > left mouse button and the paragraph enters the document where you dropped
    > it.
    >
    > I'll see if I can make a screen shot.

    No need, I understand -- in AbiWord you see the text itself move with the
    cursor instead of the little box representing the text (in Word). Sounds
    neat!

    regards,
    Randy Kramer



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