> == Nick Dokos <nicholas.do...@hp.com> writes: Hi Nick:
> Even in emacs however, that's an extra step (iirc, unbox is also > finicky about where the cursor should be in order for it to work: I > get it wrong a substantial percentage of the time and have to try > again, which adds to the aggravation. It's also not bound to a key by > default, which adds a little bit of aggravation too.) With completion, it is not too bad. :-) > But seriously, the guiding principle should be: > > "What can I do to make the life of whoever decides to read this and > help me with it, as easy as possible?" > > or from the other end > > "What can I do to make my reply as useful as possible?" > > THe content remains paramount of course, but these little things help. Agreed. Also, everyone should learn how to ask smart questions.[1] Regards, Charles Footnotes: [1] http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night hacking (and/or conversations with God)." (By Matt Welsh)
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