Gregory's Server@b0rk Also Ctrl-H is the backspace character (no matter what your backspace key enters), Ctrl-I is horizontal tab, and Ctrl-L is form feed.
That's also why Ctrl-L is so often the “clear/reset screen” command.
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@b0rk Also Ctrl-H is the backspace character (no matter what your backspace key enters), Ctrl-I is horizontal tab, and Ctrl-L is form feed. That's also why Ctrl-L is so often the “clear/reset screen” command. 1 comment
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@boredzo @b0rk For those who didn’t use the paper terminals of the 1970s, “form feed” means the typewriter-style roller, and likely the tractor-feed treads, would engage, to literally roll the paper up a few inches, enough so you could read it, and maybe tear it off for easy transport. The placement of the print apparatus, including the print head or typewriter ball itself, often made it difficult to see clearly what had just been typed
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@boredzo @b0rk For those who didn’t use the paper terminals of the 1970s, “form feed” means the typewriter-style roller, and likely the tractor-feed treads, would engage, to literally roll the paper up a few inches, enough so you could read it, and maybe tear it off for easy transport. The placement of the print apparatus, including the print head or typewriter ball itself, often made it difficult to see clearly what had just been typed