Re: [NTLK] The "Right" Newton

From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Mar 25 2002 - 12:58:16 EST


on 3/25/02 3:08 PM, Michael Wittmann at wittmannmichael_at_mac.com wrote:

> First, you don't have to write in nooks and crannies, you can simply
> write on top of words, too. I've got my Newton set to insert words at
> carat, and often simply write on top of other paragraphs that already
> exist. Only when it's an individual letter (a or I) does it REPLACE the
> letter it's written over; when it's a full word, it simply puts it in at
> the location of the carat.

I have tried that, but with mixed results. If you tap accidentally, or have
to write one-letter words, or pause accidentally, you end up with a mess.
:-)

> Second, the command key equivalents for outline mode can be found by
> holding the command key for a second or two while the keyboard is
> plugged in. The key equivalents are cmd-] and cmd-[ together with cmd-=,
> I think (I'm doing this from memory). The first is "new entry, indent
> one (e.g. sub-entry)," the second is "new entry, go back one (e.g. go up
> in outline levels)," and the last is "new entry, at same level."

Unfortunately, this is a 2.1 feature only. :-(

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