John, >> One problem with long names is having to remember them. > >And another is having to read them!
Having a long word is likely to play havoc with any internal algorithms people have for scanning text. http://citeseer.lcs.mit.edu/clark98word.html I found a similar slightly left of center position exists for identifiers, but it is not so pronounced. Of course abbreviations are likely to cause similar problems (because they are not that common in written text {by that I mean abbreviations of words that are not words, not abbreviated words that are now accepted as words}). derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([email protected]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
