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The only date that a puzzle can't be posted is January 29.
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Chris Maunder
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I looked the day up, and it happens to be National Puzzle Day. 
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So maybe Oct 2, then.
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Chris Maunder
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International day of non-violence (to the English language). Very appropriate!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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I was actually going for National Irony Day
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Chris Maunder
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: Or is it in honour of Curmudgeon's Day?
Finally a day for me!!! Woo hoo!
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The United Kingdom, you know, is our common... wealth!
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Rich Leyshon wrote: ... the coverage is now so blanket-like ...
Isn't it just!
11 hours standing / walking in a queue that is six miles long*? 
I've sat in traffic queues on the M25 that were shorter! 
* Estimate from TV news this morning.
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That's up to Pete - I'm easy either way. Looks like Canada might be as well? https://www.officeholidays.com/calendars/2022/09/19[^]
Let's ask him: @petepjksolutionscom
It could be an interesting funeral though - it's also Talk Like a Pirate day, so ... 
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OriginalGriff wrote: it's also Talk Like a Pirate day
Should King Charles give his Eulogy in piratical argot, the Queen would likely spin in her grave before she is properly in it!
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It would be even better to have John Cleese do the eulogy.
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The rapid identification of my debts was meticulous. (10)
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Fastidious ?
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And the solution ....
That was quick, YAUM.
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The rapid identification of my debts was meticulous.
The rapid = fast
identification = id
of my debts = ious
fastidious
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Correct, and full solution but pipped at the post by pkfox without solution.
Adjudication required - did typing the solution delay the reply enough to cost the win? 
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Rich Leyshon wrote: did typing the solution delay the reply enough to cost the win?
Yup, a few typos too. I should have have known Pete was at my heels. 
Edit:
Just to be clear, I make no claim. Time is the determining factor, always.
modified 16-Sep-22 4:40am.
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May I please inquire your judgment/thoughts re/ enhanced/expanded Undo/Redo I believe should be provided in all text editors i.e. separate Undo/Redo buttons for each shown here to wit [<-character][character->] [<-word][word->] [<-sentence][sentence->] so there would be the six buttons shown here not the usual two . Your thoughts Please Thank You Kindly
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Why complicate the visual interface?
Have two buttons whose default is "last action", and mix in CTRL and SHIFT to provide extra features.
99% of people won't use Redo, a few more will use Undo, and I doubt many at all will use more advanced versions - those that will are "power users" who will remember the keystrokes anyway. So adding buttons just clutters the interface with more icons the user doesn't understand!
By all means add a tooltip which summarises the "power modes" - I do in my apps.
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Thank You for your comments
As for "last action" such is not well defined. At times even within the same editor the last action is the last character typed other times it is the last word typed and other times it is the entire document typed. I often attempt to undo the last character typed only to find the entire document undone.
As for complicating the UI it of course can be an option.
As for remembering the keystrokes I assume you mean keystrokes for "power" undo/redo however I must admit available key chords are few and far between so I do not see a keyboard interface for this feature unfortunately.
As for tooltip to summarize "power modes" I would appreciate fuller explanation as it is not obvious to me what is hovered upon to display same unless it is the usual undo/redo buttons which would it seems need to list the necessary key strokes which as stated are probably not available.
Thank You Kindly
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I'd keep it simple if I were you - users already know what undo/redo buttons do. Try not to force them to learn something new.
If you must, then provide your buttons as an additional set of buttons, preferably highlighting the undo/redo buttons, and having the additional ones slightly less eye-catching.
If you must go with an advanced undo/redo, look at the way Vim does it - undo/redo is a tree that can be traversed (so undoing something, then typing, still leaves the original redo in place if the user wants to), and it has time travel, so the user can say "restore this document as it was 3m27 seconds ago" or similar.
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Thank You for your comments.
As it happens I am writing a persistent multi-branch undo/redo w/ time travel and other features package for another application. Hopefully said package will also become an extension to VS but we'll see if such is possible as I have never written such.
As for already knowing what undo/redo buttons do please see my comment above as its behavior often surprises me.
Kind Regards
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