Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: Charles Richmond
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:52

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<mo_bru...@mogadore.net> wrote in message 
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> On Thursday, January 7, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Adrian Thompson wrote:
>> Hi.
>> Can anyone out there tell me why Windows uses Ctrl-V as a keyboard
>> shortcut for Paste? I've just been asked by one fo the children here, and
>> I realised I have no idea!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Adrian Thompson
>> Laisterdyke GM Middle School
>> IT Technician
>>
>> http://www.schoolsite.edex.net.uk/365/index.htm
>> http://www.athompson.mcmail.com
>
> CTRL V is abbreviation of Control Vipectus. "Vipectus" is latin for "paste

I always relate control-V for paste... because the V looked like an arrow 
pointing downward (toward the document).  Another reason is that it was 
desired to use th Z, X, V, and C keys for the undo, cut, paste, and copy 
operations... four keys in a row on the QWERTY keyboard.

-- 

numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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