Exceptional coding style

[H. S. Teoh]

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 05:30:34PM +0100, monarch_dodra wrote:
> On Tuesday, 15 January 2013 at 16:17:27 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> >On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 03:07:08PM +0100, monarch_dodra wrote:
[...]
> >>I always change the font size of my editor, depending on how
> >>concentrated I am, my position in my seat, or by how complicated the
> >>current algorithm is. Or simply if somebody is looking over my
> >>shoulder.
> >
> >Huh. I'm glad I don't have the latter problem. Well, good ole ctrl-Z
> >to return to the shell, or just ctrl-T ctrl-T (I use ratpoison) to
> >switch to another window, etc., works for me. But then I don't work
> >in a situation where people I don't want looking at my code can
> >simply walk by and look over my shoulders. Office security, man! ;-)
> 
> ROFL, I meant when a colleague is helping me debug. Things are easier
> if I bump up the font size by a couple of points, so they don't have
> to bend down to my level or sit next to me just to see my code.

LOL... talk about lost in translation^W I mean, transmission.

OTOH, that's why I prefer using very large fonts (18pt on 1600x1200, or
15pt on 1280x1024), period. It's easier on my eyes, and also easy for my
colleagues to read from behind my shoulders.


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