[Tutor] Use flag to exit? (OT - PEP 8 Gripe)

[Dave Angel]

Richard D. Moores wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 23:42, Dave Angel <davea at ieee.org> wrote:
>   
>> Richard D. Moores wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 23:08, Dave Angel <davea at ieee.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Do you activate Quick-Edit mode in your DOS box?  Once you have that on,
>>>> it's not much of a pain to copy and paste, as long as what you're copying
>>>> fits a rectangle.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Yes, it's on. I agree that copying is easy, but if I can't use Ctrl+V,
>>> pasting is a pain. Tell me your secret.
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> If you right-click on a DOS box without anything selected, then it pastes.
>>  (Asssuming quickedit mode)
>>
>> For example, you run a command that displays a string, and you want to use
>> that string as your next command:
>>
>> left-drag over the desired text.
>> Right click to copy to clipboard
>> Right click again to paste into current cursor position
>>     
>
> Hey, terrific! Thanks, Dave! I didn't see any help available. Where'd
> you learn this?
>
> Dick
>
>   
I really don't recall where I learned it, but I do remember 
approximately when.  It was about 1994, with Windows NT version 3.5


DaveA