Hi Ramona, A kindly list member has just reminded me that the process I described is called, "incremental typing" George Bell Techno-Vision Systems Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: George Bell > Sent: 24 October 2002 16:14 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [duxuser] Re: Jumping to codes with the initial letter > > > Hi Ramona, > > Things have indeed changed in DBT 10.4. > > I forget the exact term for the process, but when you press > say the letter c, it will obviously take you to the start of > the alphabetical items beginning with that letter. > > The next (second) letter you press will take you to the > beginning of the section within the c group containing that letter. > > Let's say I have a list like:- > > butter > cat1 > cat2 > comp1 > comp2 > crazy1 > crazy2 > crowd1 > crowd2 > dog > > If I press c, I will land on "cat1". If I next press the > letter r, it will jump four items forward to items beginning > with "cr" as in "crazy". If I then type the letter o, I'll > jump to items beginning "cro" as in "crowd". To get to > "crowd" the old way would require 7 presses of the letter c. > > In relatively unpopulated lists, it's not so much of a > problem, but in large lists especially, this is the preferred method. > > George Bell > Techno-Vision Systems Ltd > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ramona Mandy [mailto:rmandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 24 October 2002 00:13 > > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [duxuser] Jumping to codes with the initial letter > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have noticed a little thing in DBT 10.4 which is a little > > inconvenient > > but certainly not a show stopper. In 10.3, if I wanted to > insert the > > compinline code to some selected text, I would hit F8 then > > press the letter > > c three times to get to that item then press Enter. In 10.4, > > to do the > > same, I have to press F8, then c once then arrow down to the > > desired item. > > In otherwords, repeated pressing of a letter in the F8 menu > > will not move > > you through the items beginning with that letter. > > > > Isn't it funny how having to move one hand over to the arrow keys > > occasionally when once I didn't have to can seem like a nuisance. > > Afterall, it's no more keystrokes than before but you do > tend to miss > > little things that you once had. > > > > Ramona > > > > > > Ramona Mandy > > BrailleNote Promotions Officer > > Pulse Data Australia > > 27 Palmer Street > > South Melbourne VIC 3205 > > > > Tel: 03 9686 2601 > > Fax: 02 9686 2855 > > Email: rmandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Web: www.pulsedata.com > > > > * * * > > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > > * unsubscribe > > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other > subscription > > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > > * is also located there. > > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > > * * * > > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *