From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-05 09:46:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed.cwix.com!sjc-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? Message-ID: References: <3B0DBD4A.82943473@my-deja.net> <3B0DD011.88FCD00E@acm.org> <83WP6.3874$yc6.728572@news.xtra.co.nz> <3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9f2nks$ibd$0@dosa.alt.net> <3B177EF7.2A2470F4@facilnet.es> <9f8b7b$h0e$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9f8r0i$lu3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B1CECCA.65285DB3@dresdner-bank.com> Organization: LJK Software Date: 5 Jun 2001 11:04:37 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.44.122.34 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 991753479 216.44.122.34 (Tue, 05 Jun 2001 15:04:39 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 15:04:39 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8175 comp.lang.awk:2778 comp.lang.clarion:21126 comp.lang.java.programmer:73748 comp.lang.pl1:773 comp.lang.vrml:3507 Date: 2001-06-05T11:04:37-05:00 List-Id: In article <3B1CECCA.65285DB3@dresdner-bank.com>, James Kanze writes: > Pete Thompson wrote: > >> Another issue about the underscore's location on the keyboard: I >> avoid it as much as possible to cut down on the risks of carpal >> tunnel. The side of my right hand is already getting sore from >> having to reach over for +, =, {, }, \, backspace, and enter. >> Throwing the underscore in there would just make it worse and more >> painful. > > That might be true for a C/C++ (or Java) programmer. I doubt that it > is a problem for an Ada programmer, however -- the _ is about the only > key he needs to hit with his pinky. (In practice, I've not found > using the pinky to be a problem. The contorsions required by native > emacs, yes, but viper mode solves that.) I find I use my ring finger, but I don't remember whether my typing class in 1959 had underscore on the keyboard, or where it was located.