Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
Brian T Brunner wrote:. [Snipped] In .vimrc :set sw=4 :set ai In .bashrc alias diff='diff -bw' Personally I like: alias diff='diff -bBiw' YMMV Toodles, Roy ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
--On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 02:52:22 PM -0700 Keith Keller kkel...@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us wrote: I am constantly frustrated by being limited to a whole number of spaces. What if I want pi spaces? Or e*i? I would like to introduce other space operators as well. For example, we could use d(space)/dt to not only have spaces in our config file, but indicate how quickly we typed them. Imagine the possibilities: - Do you want your whitespace to also indicate the number of configuration parameters? There's a lim(sigma(space) sub (w-infinity)) for that - Tired of typing all those spaces? Just use M-x dirac-delta-space and you're done. (Mind you, it removes all other spaces from all other config files on your system and puts them into the current file, so you might have to be careful when invoking it.) - How about bra and ket space operators for those days when you're not sure if you want spaces or not, and want to defer the answer until someone reads the file? (Devin wanders off to code up the lisp for emacs' M-x laplacian-space-mode ...) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
Devin Reade wrote: --On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 02:52:22 PM -0700 Keith Keller kkel...@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us wrote: I am constantly frustrated by being limited to a whole number of spaces. What if I want pi spaces? Or e*i? I would like to introduce other space operators as well. For example, we could use d(space)/dt to not only have spaces in our config file, but indicate how quickly we typed them. Imagine the possibilities: - Do you want your whitespace to also indicate the number of configuration parameters? There's a lim(sigma(space) sub (w-infinity)) for that - Tired of typing all those spaces? Just use M-x dirac-delta-space and you're done. (Mind you, it removes all other spaces from all snip Minkowski space? mark ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
--On Friday, June 17, 2011 02:27:22 PM -0400 m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Minkowski space? Sure. I'll implement M-x minkowski-space-mode as soon as I get 'elsewhere' (in Minkowski terms, that is). Devin ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
Devin Reade wrote: --On Friday, June 17, 2011 02:27:22 PM -0400 m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Minkowski space? Sure. I'll implement M-x minkowski-space-mode as soon as I get 'elsewhere' (in Minkowski terms, that is). You're sure that's not a vim option? mark Kirk: Warp 5, Scotty! Scotty: We're shovelin' as fast as we can, captain! Goddamn dnsorbs! Two bounces ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On 6/17/2011 2:02 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Devin Reade wrote: --On Friday, June 17, 2011 02:27:22 PM -0400 m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Minkowski space? Sure. I'll implement M-x minkowski-space-mode as soon as I get 'elsewhere' (in Minkowski terms, that is). You're sure that's not a vim option? No, only emacs has commands like Meta-X psychoanalyze-pinhead. Seriously - that's a real command installed on millions of computers for decades. Try it. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
Les Mikesell wrote: On 6/17/2011 2:02 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Devin Reade wrote: --On Friday, June 17, 2011 02:27:22 PM -0400 m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Minkowski space? Sure. I'll implement M-x minkowski-space-mode as soon as I get 'elsewhere' (in Minkowski terms, that is). You're sure that's not a vim option? No, only emacs has commands like Meta-X psychoanalyze-pinhead. Seriously - that's a real command installed on millions of computers for decades. Try it. I know how to get in, and out, of emacs. Did you see yesterday's XKCD? But... plaease don't tell me that emacs comes with eliza mark ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On 6/17/2011 2:36 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Les Mikesell wrote: On 6/17/2011 2:02 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Devin Reade wrote: --On Friday, June 17, 2011 02:27:22 PM -0400 m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Minkowski space? Sure. I'll implement M-x minkowski-space-mode as soon as I get 'elsewhere' (in Minkowski terms, that is). You're sure that's not a vim option? No, only emacs has commands like Meta-X psychoanalyze-pinhead. Seriously - that's a real command installed on millions of computers for decades. Try it. I know how to get in, and out, of emacs. Did you see yesterday's XKCD? No, but that is funny. But... plaease don't tell me that emacs comes with eliza Yes - and then some. You need something to waste those cycles that you save by running awk instead of perl. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
centos-boun...@centos.org wrote: On 06/15/2011 10:41 PM, Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? Three is evil, four even more. Two spaces and what do they say? It will keep sanity close and evil at bay. Three won't work, we all know she's a jerk. Four is a fail, it's missing a two so can never be the grail. Just two FTW! Anything more is just a deadly sin. Regards, Patrick ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos In .vimrc :set sw=4 :set ai In .bashrc alias diff='diff -bw' Hands everybody but OP a beer. Offers John R Dennison a gallon of gasoline to apply to OP Said gallon of gasoline has a pound of styrofoam dissolved in... Insert spiffy .sig here: Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary parts. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. //me *** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.Hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated** ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Config file semantics.
Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 04:41:44PM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? I'm fully capable of driving to Canada to set you on fire, Mike. John -- Thinking implies disagreement; and disagreement implies non-conformity; and non-conformity implies heresy; and heresy implies disloyalty -- so obviously thinking must be stopped [Call to Greatness, 1954] -- Adlai Stephenson pgpb82yJIK1eN.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? Indentation wars. I don't *think* there was a usenet newsgroup for that mark, prefers 3 anyway ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? Indentation wars. I don't *think* there was a usenet newsgroup for that It's four, unless I'm holding a beer. Then it's 2. Steve ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 04:41:44PM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? I prefer two or four, usually two. Three is extremely disturbing to me because it is not a multiple of two; in addition, due to the potato incident as a child, I am forever mentally scarred and incapable of pressing the spacebar three times without recalling the tangy, nauseating smell of potato salad. Two or four shall be the number of spaces in my config files. Three is right out, as is five. Cheers, Cody Jackson On 6/15/11, Steve Thompson s...@vgersoft.com wrote: On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? Indentation wars. I don't *think* there was a usenet newsgroup for that It's four, unless I'm holding a beer. Then it's 2. Steve ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
Cody Jackson wrote: On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 04:41:44PM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? I prefer two or four, usually two. Three is extremely disturbing to me because it is not a multiple of two; in addition, due to the potato incident as a child, I am forever mentally scarred and incapable of pressing the spacebar three times without recalling the tangy, nauseating smell of potato salad. Two or four shall be the number of spaces in my config files. Three is right out, as is five. Five, it goes BOOM, and, being bad in Thy Sight, will buy it. mark Cheers, Cody Jackson On 6/15/11, Steve Thompson s...@vgersoft.com wrote: On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? Indentation wars. I don't *think* there was a usenet newsgroup for that It's four, unless I'm holding a beer. Then it's 2. Steve ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Five, it goes BOOM, and, being bad in Thy Sight, will buy it. mark Hey, look! It's the old admin from scene 24... -- Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com http://www.madboa.com/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On 6/15/2011 3:41 PM, Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? White space should be meaningless, but unnecessary changes to existing files destroy most intelligent attempts to track differences. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 02:23:29PM -0700, Cody Jackson wrote: I prefer two or four, usually two. Three is extremely disturbing to me because it is not a multiple of two I am constantly frustrated by being limited to a whole number of spaces. What if I want pi spaces? Or e*i? --keith -- kkel...@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us pgpcSN9Ydo6kh.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, Keith Keller wrote: On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 02:23:29PM -0700, Cody Jackson wrote: I prefer two or four, usually two. Three is extremely disturbing to me because it is not a multiple of two I am constantly frustrated by being limited to a whole number of spaces. What if I want pi spaces? Or e*i? You can get e^(i*pi) spaces with the BS key. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Config file semantics.
On 06/15/2011 10:41 PM, Mike A. Harris wrote: Personally, I find that indenting config files by 3 spaces has a lot of advantages to indenting them by 4 spaces although conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise. Who's with me on this? Three is evil, four even more. Two spaces and what do they say? It will keep sanity close and evil at bay. Three won't work, we all know she's a jerk. Four is a fail, it's missing a two so can never be the grail. Just two FTW! Anything more is just a deadly sin. Regards, Patrick ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
