Re: Copy and paste, and "undo"

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On 14-mei-04, at 17:31, Philip Newton wrote:

> What if the clipboard contains "pony".
>
> User cuts the text "foo" from application A.
>
> User then cuts the text "bar" from application B.
>
> User then selects "undo" in application A. What is in the clipboard
> afterwards? "pony"? "bar"? "foo"? gremlins?
>

What the user expects is that the document from application A again 
contains "foo" at the right place.

If the user *next* goes to application C, and select "paste", what does 
he expect to be pasted?

I would say "bar", but that's just me.

- -John
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• Philip Newton 16:31 on 14 May 2004
  • John Sinteur 16:38 on 14 May 2004
    • peter (Peter da Silva) 16:44 on 14 May 2004
• peter (Peter da Silva) 16:34 on 14 May 2004
  • Earle Martin 17:13 on 14 May 2004

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