From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:35:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:35:30 -0500 Received: from h57s242a129n47.user.nortelnetworks.com ([47.129.242.57]:23785 "EHLO zcars04f.ca.nortel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:30:02 -0500 Message-ID: <3A6DC807.1451EB61@nortelnetworks.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:05:59 -0500 From: "Christopher Friesen" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; U; HP-UX B.10.20 9000/778) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: georgn@somanetworks.com CC: Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: [OT?] Coding Style In-Reply-To: <28560036253BD41191A10000F8BCBD116BDCCD@zcard00g.ca.nortel.com> <200101231600.LAA24562@mah21awu.cas.org> <14957.44505.115108.445550@somanetworks.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Orig: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Georg Nikodym wrote: > I think that the distinction is moot and this argument a waste of > time. If you are anything more than a code tourist, you should have > no trouble dealing with mnemonic names. So the above can become: > > /* > * timcaefn == this is my clear and easy function name > */ > void timcaefn (void); > > If you're at all concerned about RSI, your fingers will thank you. This is why the autocompletion of functions and struct members in VC++ is awfully nice...hit the first few unique letters and it will complete the rest of the function for you, then hit tab and keep going. Is there anything with that functionality under Linux? Chris -- Chris Friesen | MailStop: 043/33/F10 Nortel Networks | work: (613) 765-0557 3500 Carling Avenue | fax: (613) 765-2986 Nepean, ON K2H 8E9 Canada | email: cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/