---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:41:26 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: 8 space tabs, 80 column lines & small functions ever *bad* ? > > Gabriel Sechan wrote: >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:21:11 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: >>> [email protected] Subject: Re: 8 space tabs, 80 column >>> lines & small functions ever *bad* ? >>> >>> Unfortunately, this is a *classic* C failure mode. Since nobody >>> has an editor that does autocomplete in C, everybody writes cryptic >>> variable names. >>> >> BS. I deal with a lot of C code- most of it uses good variable >> names, many of which were written without autocomplete. I refuse to >> use any editor with autocomplete, its the most annoying, pain in the >> ass feature ever dreamed up. I'd like to meet the guy who thought of >> it, so I could beat him for it. > > Um, why? > > If you don't want autocomplete, it just sits there unused. If you do > want it, it's there when you hit the activation sequence (, > -K, etc.). What's the issue? > My biggest experience with autocomplete comes from Visual Studio- where it automatically autocompletes everything, and the return key gets bound to accepting the autocomplete. The implementation you just said sounds better. But I've yet to see an autocomplete implementation that wasn't utterly annoying for minimal gain.
Nothing wrong with someone else using it of course- it doesn't effect the code. But if there isn't a complete off switch, I wouldn't touch an editor that uses it. Gabe _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan-- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
