oh, it actually says that in the book (Haven's complete manual) it's from; "In such abbreviations as Mr. or Dr., the small letter r and period can be made with one touch by using the fourth key from the left in first row."
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Are you kidding me!?!?! This was there all along?
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Amazing! Thanks!!! Now I’d just love to see it. :·D
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So if the typing samples are to be believed, this is literally “r.” – it doesn’t look any different! It’s more like the first macrodefinition than anything else. No wonder they removed it.pic.twitter.com/U4JVZb5STl
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I feel particularly happy since I interlibraried and scanned this book myself!!!
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I guess in the 19th century texts used Mr. a *lot* more
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I’m curious if that key had extra spacing, or did you have to space twice afterwards, negating any savings?
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I could almost see the character being worthwhile if they kerned the period under the overhang of the r
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But they didn’t:https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/1115837859620110338 …
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And also, heavy Shift! This is the weirdest thing ever. No wonder Sholes got pissed at Remington and sold all his stock. This is the equivalent of Zuckerberg ruining Instagram.
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I’m totally putting this in my book. (Which is kind of a fun thing to say.)
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