(n)T (as in 'type') re Fwd: Gforth Digest, Vol 93, Issue 2

[JWM]

Thanks Ethan.  I use polyFORTH (now sF) and always in 
   “REQUIRES BLOCKEDIT” mode.  So now I’ll not get 
   upset unless I forget about this note on “T”.
- Jay Melvin

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> From: "Ethan Gardener" <eekee57@fastmail.fm>
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>>> Type a single letter t or T followed by return
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>>> Gforth freezes
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>> No, it waits for a TCP connection on port 4444.
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> If this is the first mention of this, it's obvious no-one but me uses 
> blocked. ;) T in blocked selects a line and inserts text. The trouble is it's 
> part of the editor vocabulary, and I sometimes found the order unexpectedly 
> reset to only forth. It doesn't affect me any more because I made my own 
> commands for blocked, replacing t in particular, but just thought I'd mention 
> the issue. I can understand only wanting to type a single letter on an 
> onscreen keyboard to switch the input somewhere else, but I can't help 
> thinking something a little longer would be more appropriate and less likely 
> to conflict, perhaps tel .
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