Common Sense and Keyboard Nonsense, or, What Happens When You Press ESCape?

Abstract

If you use a personal computer, you probably use more than one program and you probably use some programs more often than others. If your personal computer is an IBM PC or compatible, you have probably become confused when starting to use a new program or one you have not used recently. The author completes a baker's dozen of “Common Sense Personal Computing” articles with a somewhat lighthearted look at a fairly serious problem — how programs frustrate occasional users, make life interesting for power users and trap unwary users of all sorts. He discusses odd and inconsistent uses of keystrokes, overuse of function and special keys, and problems in identifying functions and keystrokes.

Citation

Crawford, W. (1987), "Common Sense and Keyboard Nonsense, or, What Happens When You Press ESCape?", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047709