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Article #146328Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!
From: mar... Martin Ibert
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:00
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On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 03:28:32 -0700, "Scott" <no...@nospam.com> wrote: >The most obvious reason is that Ctrl Z, X, C, V are most convenient for some >of the most common operations: Undo, Cut, Copy and Paste. Simply because >they are close to the control key on most keyboards. But the Z key is up between the T and U keys, way off the X-C-V row! What you mean is the Y key! (*argh* stop hitting me, please ...) -- >> Please visit http://www.ibert.com/ for contact information. << ----------------------------------------------------------------- Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed!
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