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Date:      Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:19:56 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING
Message-ID:  <20040830221956.GA54258@freebie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20040830220013.A33055D09@ptavv.es.net>
References:  <20040830213639.GJ36133@submonkey.net> <20040830220013.A33055D09@ptavv.es.net>

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On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 03:00:13PM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote..
> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:36:39 +0100
> > From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
> > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org
> > 
> > 
> > --k3qmt+ucFURmlhDS
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> > 
> > On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 11:08:17PM +0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
> > > On Mon, 30.08.2004 at 09:31:06 -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> > > > > mergemasters is gross.  Have you ever tried to run it on an 80-column
> > > > > display? I absolutely hate the "left" "right" stuff.  You push the "l"
> > > > > with your right hand and the "r" with your left for crying out loud.
> 
> > > >
> > > > LOL!!
> > >
> > > This is not funny. I myself have to think loud about which button to
> > > press. 'r' is on the left keyboard side and 'l' is to the right.
> > 
> > Maybe you should hack yourself up a keymap to use while running
> > mergemaster only.
> 
> Simpler to follow the old TV repair rule: Only use one hand. Much easier
> and much less prone to "unpleasant" errors. Just a bit slower. For those
> who type with only two fingers, it's barely a slowdown.

For TVs the added bonus is that you will live to see your grandchildren ;)

-- 
Wilko Bulte				wilko@FreeBSD.org



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