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From: Tim Tyler
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:33

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In comp.lang.java.advocacy Jon Skeet <skeet@pobox.com> wrote:
: Tim Tyler <tim@tt1.org> wrote:

:> Think of me the next time you notice yourself outdenting using delete ;-)

: Think of me next time you outdent a large number of lines, and consider 
: how nice it would be to just use one way of doing things, getting one 
: muscle memory going :)

That's not how I work.  I minimise my physical effort - not my mental
effort.  The physical moving parts are the limiting factor in terms of
wear and tear, etc.

:> : Of course, with "my" method I don't need to be anywhere the start of the 
:> : line to change the indentation - just select and go, wherever I am.
:> 
:> There's always the "Home" key.

: Yeah, but then you've got to get *back* to where you want.

You know where I want the cursor to be?

: At that stage, can you really put your hand on your heart and say it's
: simpler than Shift+(Down x n) and Shift-Tab?

If it's not easier, don't do it.
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 |im |yler  http://timtyler.org/  tim@tt1.org

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