Comments for motlin.com http://motlin.com a site about software Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Tabs vs. Spaces by Craig P. Motlin http://motlin.com/2010/tabs-vs-spaces/#comment-13 Craig P. Motlin Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=105#comment-13 Since this page is already flame-bait, it seems like a good opportunity to point out that vim is better than emacs. Since this page is already flame-bait, it seems like a good opportunity to point out that vim is better than emacs.

]]> Comment on Tabs vs. Spaces by Oleksandr Gavenko http://motlin.com/2010/tabs-vs-spaces/#comment-12 Oleksandr Gavenko Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:24:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=105#comment-12 You can think so but that is. From Emacs documentation for <b>c-offsets-alist</b> variable: <i>   If OFFSET is one of the symbols `+', `-', `++', `--', `*', or `/'   then a positive or negative multiple of `c-basic-offset' is added to   the base indentation; 1, -1, 2, -2, 0.5, and -0.5, respectively. </i> This docs had lived for 20 years from '80. You can think so but that is. From Emacs documentation for c-offsets-alist variable:


  If OFFSET is one of the symbols `+’, `-’, `++’, `–’, `*’, or `/’
  then a positive or negative multiple of `c-basic-offset’ is added to
  the base indentation; 1, -1, 2, -2, 0.5, and -0.5, respectively.

This docs had lived for 20 years from ’80.

]]> Comment on How to set up the rxvt terminal for Cygwin by Craig P. Motlin http://motlin.com/2011/how-to-set-up-the-rxvt-terminal-for-cygwin/#comment-11 Craig P. Motlin Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:45:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=124#comment-11 I took a guess and tried Scrollbar=false and that worked. Very nice! I took a guess and tried Scrollbar=false and that worked. Very nice!

]]> Comment on How to set up the rxvt terminal for Cygwin by Craig P. Motlin http://motlin.com/2011/how-to-set-up-the-rxvt-terminal-for-cygwin/#comment-10 Craig P. Motlin Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:27:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=124#comment-10 Good advice. Thanks! I cut down the configuration somewhat and pushed it. https://github.com/motlin/dotfiles/blob/desktop/.minttyrc The only thing I couldn't figure out right away is how to get rid of the scrollbar on the right. Good advice. Thanks!

I cut down the configuration somewhat and pushed it.
https://github.com/motlin/dotfiles/blob/desktop/.minttyrc

The only thing I couldn’t figure out right away is how to get rid of the scrollbar on the right.

]]> Comment on Binary and Source Backwards Compatibility by Craig P. Motlin http://motlin.com/2010/binary-and-source-backwards-compatibility/#comment-9 Craig P. Motlin Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:12:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=109#comment-9 They do roughly correspond, but some changes overlap. For example, deleting a public method breaks both source and binary compatibility. They do roughly correspond, but some changes overlap. For example, deleting a public method breaks both source and binary compatibility.

]]> Comment on Tabs vs. Spaces by Craig P. Motlin http://motlin.com/2010/tabs-vs-spaces/#comment-8 Craig P. Motlin Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:05:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=105#comment-8 That's nonsense. That's just calling an indent a "half-indent." That’s nonsense. That’s just calling an indent a “half-indent.”

]]> Comment on Tabs vs. Spaces by Oleksandr Gavenko http://motlin.com/2010/tabs-vs-spaces/#comment-7 Oleksandr Gavenko Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:53:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=105#comment-7 Some intent style involve half-indent. So TABS fail in this case... Some intent style involve half-indent. So TABS fail in this case…

]]> Comment on Binary and Source Backwards Compatibility by Oleksandr Gavenko http://motlin.com/2010/binary-and-source-backwards-compatibility/#comment-6 Oleksandr Gavenko Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:24:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=109#comment-6 I also use runtime and compile time terms for binary/source compatibility... I also use runtime and compile time terms for binary/source compatibility…

]]> Comment on How to set up the rxvt terminal for Cygwin by Oleksandr Gavenko http://motlin.com/2011/how-to-set-up-the-rxvt-terminal-for-cygwin/#comment-5 Oleksandr Gavenko Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:20:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=124#comment-5 Rxvt is old approach under Cygwin. Now day 'mintty' is preferred solution for terminal emulator under Cygwin (same as 'rxvt' don't require X server). Look to my http://trac-hg.assembla.com/gavenkoa-skel/browser/.minttyrc for basic config. Rxvt is old approach under Cygwin.

Now day ‘mintty’ is preferred solution for terminal emulator under Cygwin (same as ‘rxvt’ don’t require X server).

Look to my http://trac-hg.assembla.com/gavenkoa-skel/browser/.minttyrc for basic config.

]]> Comment on Tabs vs. Spaces by Markus Kemp http://motlin.com/2010/tabs-vs-spaces/#comment-4 Markus Kemp Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:23:00 +0000 http://motlin.com/?p=105#comment-4 Fully agree. Tabs are the way to go. Also, I'm so tired of people arguing that tabs must be avoided because if you ever mix tabs and spaces (for indentation purposes anyway), all hell breaks lose. Duh, no shit sherlock! Because the only thing even dumber than using spaces to indent is to use tabs AND spaces to indent. Indent using tabs and align (if you must waste time on writing ASCII art instead of working on your program) using spaces and life will be simple. Fully agree. Tabs are the way to go. Also, I’m so tired of people arguing that tabs must be avoided because if you ever mix tabs and spaces (for indentation purposes anyway), all hell breaks lose. Duh, no shit sherlock! Because the only thing even dumber than using spaces to indent is to use tabs AND spaces to indent. Indent using tabs and align (if you must waste time on writing ASCII art instead of working on your program) using spaces and life will be simple.

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