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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I truly miss reveal codes. It was an amazing feature.

If I remember correctly, wordperfect was so prevalent that most of the key combos also worked in lotus word pro/ami pro and Microsoft word out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It would basically let you see all the hidden characters that indicate formatting, which made it possible to see why your text would suddenly display in a weird way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

that does sound super useful

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