Is there a expression that describes the situation where you accidentally hit some combination of keys in a software application, and you discover that it triggers some useful keyboard shortcut that you didn't know about, but you don't know what the exact key combination was, and you aren't able to reproduce it?
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closed as not constructive by FrustratedWithFormsDesigner, JSBձոգչ, MrHen, Mitch, RegDwighт♦ Apr 10 '12 at 22:21
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I propose Heisenstroke! From the lineage of the Heisenbug. You heard it here first. |
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As to the first part, serendipitous.
As for not being able to reproduce it, that's a little tougher. Maybe this:
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We used to call them "happy accidents" and when users called the help desk wondering how to undo/redo what they did, we told them to RTFM. |
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Perhaps tip of one's fingers, as in "Oh drat, what was that keystroke? I swear, it's on the tip of my fingers!" |
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