Re: st: re: use of review window

["Tim Wade" <wadetj@gmail.com>]

I also very much liked the previous version behavior when the
highlight remained on the "clicked" command in the review window. I
hope this is something that can be reinstated.
Tim


On 7/13/06, Feiveson, Alan H. (JSC-SK311) <alan.h.feiveson@nasa.gov> wrote:
> I concur. In fact I preferred even more, the old review window of Stata
> 6 (?) and previous versions that always kept the place of whichever
> command you last executed. That way if you wanted to reissue a series of
> 4 or 5 commands, you could just click on them in turn without having to
> scroll back up to where they were after each one.
>
> Al Feiveson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Michael
> Blasnik
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:48 AM
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: problem pasting into command window with latest Stata
> update (WinXP)
>
> I just downloaded the latest ado and exe updates for my Stata 9.2 SE
> running on Win XP pro and have encountered a problem.
>
> Since the update, I have found that when I paste multiple commands into
> the command window at once, they get concatenated into a single line,
> causing an error.  Prior to this update, I could paste several lines
> from a do file into the command window and they would each execute in
> turn.  Is this some new behavior or "feature" related to the most recent
> exe?  The help whatsnew file says:
>
> 19. The Command window now has keyboard shortcuts reinstated from Stata
> 8.
> Using Ctrl-Backspace to delete a whole word is an example.
>
> I have tried using various combinations of Ctrl, shift, and insert keys
> (which I seem to remember was needed in Stata 8 to get the multiple
> lines to work), but haven't found a solution.  Anyone else experience
> this change?
> Any solutions?
>
> While I'm mentioning this, I might as well ask about my biggest
> interface problem with Stata 9 (since 9.0) -- the Review window no
> longer maintains a highlight on a command after I double click it to
> make it re-run.  When I want to rerun a series of commands that are far
> back in the review window I need to scroll back each time and search for
> my place, making the window almost useless.  In Stata 8.x the review
> window would keep your place and maintain highlighting.  Is there any
> fix to this?
>
> Michael Blasnik
> michael.blasnik@verizon.net
>
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