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Q58720: Quote Function (CTRL+P) Can Fail to Work Properly

Article: Q58720
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 1.02 | 1.00 1.02
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist1.00 buglist1.02 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 26-FEB-1990

The Quote function (CTRL+P) in conjunction with CTRL+I or CTRL+T fails
to display the valid character associated with that key sequence. For
CTRL+P with CTRL+I, a space character (Hex 20) results instead of the
correct foreground color rectangle with a background color dot (hex
09). For CTRL+P with CTRL+T, a lowercase "a" with an accent mark (hex
A0) results instead of the paragraph sign (hex 14).

The Quote function reads one keystroke from the keyboard and treats it
literally. This is useful for inserting text into a file that happens
to be assigned to an editor function. For example, the key sequence
Quote (CTRL+P) CTRL+A displays a happy face character.

For the Quote CTRL+I sequence, the only workaround is to use a Quote
TAB key sequence. This puts the correct hex value in that position
(09H), but the correct character is not displayed and the tab is
treated as a tab by the M Editor.

For the Quote CTRL+T sequence, there is no workaround.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the M Editor Versions
1.00 and 1.02. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here as it becomes available.

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