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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: rare_j on May 23, 2007, 03:23:57 PM

Title: Old habits die hard
Post by: rare_j on May 23, 2007, 03:23:57 PM

Only recently I requested a colleague of mine edit the startup-sequence of a SuSE Linux box to include a program I'd been installing. Needless to say I was met with a blank stare.

Sometimes if I'm looking for pictures on my windows box I do a search for *.iff.

Occasionally if a unix box is giving me grief it's hard to resist trying an avail flush.

What old amiga habits do you find hard to shake off in your IT work?

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: benJamin on May 23, 2007, 03:35:51 PM

Forgetting that I cannot have windows overlapping if I want to see the content in one while I type in the one behind it.

I know there is a patch that can change the behaviour in Windows (of window::raiseOnClick()), but I cannot install them on the systems at work or Uni., so...  :-(


Pressing the right mouse button to cancel a left button drag.


There are others, but in my current mental state I can only think of features that I miss, and I'm pretty sure that thread has been done to death (but, who's to say resurrection is such a bad thing?). :-D


jaminJay
"Tirade!"

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: spookyx on May 23, 2007, 03:35:58 PM

I keep reaching for my Dungeon master disk.

 :-D

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: motorollin on May 23, 2007, 03:38:49 PM

Using forward slashes is the biggest one - though this is a combination of using AmigaDOS, OSX and Linux which all use forward slashes. Using AmigaDOS or POSIX commands or syntax in a Windows command prompt is another common error.

@rare_j: Awesome avatar :-D

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moto

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: Chain on May 23, 2007, 03:40:59 PM

Shift-backspace, Shift-End

im still tryin those hotkeys under xp  :-x

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: motorollin on May 23, 2007, 03:41:32 PM

Oh yeah, shift backspace is awesome :-)

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moto

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: Varthall on May 23, 2007, 04:00:24 PM

Right-Amiga and C or V to copy or paste text - only that I'm pressing the right Windows key in this case ^^

Varthall

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: lorddef on May 23, 2007, 05:06:56 PM

Shift backsp

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: koaftder on May 23, 2007, 05:13:10 PM

Keeping the left mouse button down when navigating menus, right clicking options in menus.

Title: Re: Old habits die hard
Post by: TjLaZer on May 23, 2007, 05:36:40 PM

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Using forward slashes is the biggest one

haha this is one I struggle all the time with!!