Quindle - Revision history

Alexander: add key custody visual aid

2024-11-24T18:36:25Z

add key custody visual aid

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	==User interface==		==User interface==
	Quindle's user interface is exclusively driven by the keyboard. Its usage of keys is designed conservatively around the design ''lingua franca'' descended from the seminal {{wp\|Model M keyboard}} created by {{wp\|IBM}}, making sparing use of modifier keys and instead centring the function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code> along with <code>Esc</code>, <code>Pause</code>, <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>PgUp</code>, <code>PgDn</code>, <code>Home</code>, <code>End</code>, <code>Ins</code>, <code>Del</code>, <code>Bksp</code>, <code>Tab</code>, and <code>Enter</code> keys for navigation and control.		[[File:Model M Quindle keys.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Red keys are Captured by Quindle, reserved for global application, not passed to window application. Blue keys are Captured by Quindle, passed to window application, use as seen fit. Green keys are Captured by Quindle, passed to window application, but not directly, only as modifiers of blue keys. Other keys are not captured by Quindle, not usable globally or by window applications.]]Quindle's user interface is exclusively driven by the keyboard. Its usage of keys is designed conservatively around the design ''lingua franca'' descended from the seminal {{wp\|Model M keyboard}} created by {{wp\|IBM}}, making sparing use of modifier keys and instead centring the function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code> along with <code>Esc</code>, <code>Pause</code>, <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>PgUp</code>, <code>PgDn</code>, <code>Home</code>, <code>End</code>, <code>Ins</code>, <code>Del</code>, <code>Bksp</code>, <code>Tab</code>, and <code>Enter</code> keys for navigation and control.

	The function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code>, along with <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>Pause</code> and <code>Esc</code> are reserved for the global Quindle program and cannot be delegated to the windows for use. They perform the following actions:		The function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code>, along with <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>Pause</code> and <code>Esc</code> are reserved for the global Quindle program and cannot be delegated to the windows for use. They perform the following actions:

Alexander: image, not emblem

2024-06-20T04:50:06Z

image, not emblem

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	{{infobox swproj		{{infobox swproj
	\|name=Quindle		\|name=Quindle
	\|~~emblem~~=Quindle.jpg		\|image=Quindle.jpg
	\|by=Alexander Nicholi		\|by=Alexander Nicholi
	\|langs={{wp\|C (programming language)\|C}}, [[C*]]		\|langs={{wp\|C (programming language)\|C}}, [[C*]]

Alexander: use JPEG instead of SVG for emblem

2023-11-07T20:28:11Z

use JPEG instead of SVG for emblem

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	{{infobox swproj		{{infobox swproj
	\|name=Quindle		\|name=Quindle
	\|emblem=Quindle.~~svg~~		\|emblem=Quindle.jpg
	\|by=Alexander Nicholi		\|by=Alexander Nicholi
	\|langs={{wp\|C (programming language)\|C}}, [[C*]]		\|langs={{wp\|C (programming language)\|C}}, [[C*]]

Alexander: Pegasus is now Senusret's

2023-09-23T05:58:42Z

Pegasus is now Senusret's

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	'''Window C''', also called the '''Console''', is the text terminal used for issuing commands. It is monochromatic, and provides a more rigidly synchronised standard I/O system than found on most Unices. Like Window A, it is 80 characters in total width, and has an arbitrary length denominated in characters.		'''Window C''', also called the '''Console''', is the text terminal used for issuing commands. It is monochromatic, and provides a more rigidly synchronised standard I/O system than found on most Unices. Like Window A, it is 80 characters in total width, and has an arbitrary length denominated in characters.

	'''Window D''', also called the '''Scopes''', is a window for browsing external content, such as documentation (via Simbel) or web pages (via [[~~Pegasus~~]]). It is fully arbitrary in size.		'''Window D''', also called the '''Scopes''', is a window for browsing external content, such as documentation (via Simbel) or web pages (via [[Senusret's browser\|Senusret's]]). It is fully arbitrary in size.

	===Rendering modes===		===Rendering modes===

Alexander: Remove SysRq, add note about scroll lock

2023-04-18T18:39:16Z

Remove SysRq, add note about scroll lock

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	==User interface==		==User interface==
	Quindle's user interface is exclusively driven by the keyboard. Its usage of keys is designed conservatively around the design ''lingua franca'' descended from the seminal {{wp\|Model M keyboard}} created by {{wp\|IBM}}, making sparing use of modifier keys and instead centring the function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code> along with <code>Esc</code>, <code>PgUp</code>, <code>PgDn</code>, <code>Home</code>, <code>End</code>, <code>Ins</code>, <code>Del</code>, <code>Bksp</code>, <code>Tab</code>, and <code>Enter</code> keys for navigation and control.		Quindle's user interface is exclusively driven by the keyboard. Its usage of keys is designed conservatively around the design ''lingua franca'' descended from the seminal {{wp\|Model M keyboard}} created by {{wp\|IBM}}, making sparing use of modifier keys and instead centring the function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code> along with <code>Esc</code>, <code>Pause</code>, <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>PgUp</code>, <code>PgDn</code>, <code>Home</code>, <code>End</code>, <code>Ins</code>, <code>Del</code>, <code>Bksp</code>, <code>Tab</code>, and <code>Enter</code> keys for navigation and control.

	The function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code>, along with <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>Pause</code> and <code>~~SysRq~~</code> are reserved for the global Quindle program and cannot be delegated to the windows for use. They perform the following actions:		The function keys <code>F1</code>–<code>F12</code>, along with <code>PrtSc</code>, <code>Pause</code> and <code>Esc</code> are reserved for the global Quindle program and cannot be delegated to the windows for use. They perform the following actions:

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	\| <tt>Pause</tt>		\| <tt>Pause</tt>
	\| Suspend all ~~activities~~ and open the main menu		\| Suspend all tasks and open the main menu
	\|-		\|-
	\| <tt>~~SysRq~~</tt>		\| <tt>Esc</tt>
	\| ~~Suspend all activities and open~~ the ~~system manager~~ menu		\| Open the main menu without suspending all tasks
	\|}		\|}

	The following keys are contextualised by the active window: <code>A-Z</code>, <code>1-9</code>, <code>0</code>, <code>-</code>, <code>=</code>, <code>[</code>, <code>]</code>, <code>\</code>, <code>;</code>, <code>'</code>, <code>,</code>, <code>.</code>, <code>/</code>, <code>`</code>, <code>BkSp</code>, <code>Enter</code>, <code>Tab~~</code>, <code>Esc~~</code>, <code>Left</code>, <code>Down</code>, <code>Right</code>, <code>Up</code>, <code>PgUp</code>, <code>PgDn</code>, <code>Home</code>, <code>End</code>, <code>Ins</code>, <code>Del</code>.		The following keys are contextualised by the active window: <code>A-Z</code>, <code>1-9</code>, <code>0</code>, <code>-</code>, <code>=</code>, <code>[</code>, <code>]</code>, <code>\</code>, <code>;</code>, <code>'</code>, <code>,</code>, <code>.</code>, <code>/</code>, <code>`</code>, <code>BkSp</code>, <code>Enter</code>, <code>Tab</code>, <code>Left</code>, <code>Down</code>, <code>Right</code>, <code>Up</code>, <code>PgUp</code>, <code>PgDn</code>, <code>Home</code>, <code>End</code>, <code>Ins</code>, <code>Del</code>.

	Additionally, all of the above keys may have the <code>Shift</code> and <code>Alt</code> keys applied as modifiers. The application does not discriminate between left and right regarding such keys.		Additionally, all of the above keys may have the <code>Shift</code> and <code>Alt</code> keys applied as modifiers. The application does not discriminate between left and right regarding such keys. Scroll lock also works as it does in Lotus and Excel in modifying the arrow keys for navigation.

	===Windows===		===Windows===

Alexander: Lots of new spaghetti

2023-04-18T13:28:47Z

Lots of new spaghetti

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-{{stub}}[[File:Quindle.svg|thumb|right|The emblem for Quindle.]]
+{{infobox swproj
-'''Quindle''' is a tab-oriented graphical text editor program designed for DOS and future PC platforms.
+|name=Quindle
 [[Category:Byblos components]]

Alexander: Created page with "{{stub}}The emblem for Quindle. '''Quindle''' is a tab-oriented graphical text editor program designed for DOS and future PC platforms. Category:Byblos components"

2023-03-04T17:42:17Z

Created page with "{{stub}}thumb|right|The emblem for Quindle. '''Quindle''' is a tab-oriented graphical text editor program designed for DOS and future PC platforms. Category:Byblos components"

New page

{{stub}}[[File:Quindle.svg|thumb|right|The emblem for Quindle.]]
'''Quindle''' is a tab-oriented graphical text editor program designed for DOS and future PC platforms.

[[Category:Byblos components]]