Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:25:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Lars Erik Gullerud <lerik@nolink.net> To: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING Message-ID: <20040831011815.C40736-100000@electra.nolink.net> In-Reply-To: <20040830210817.GB749@galgenberg.net>
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, 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. I second the "don't laugh" - you have no idea how many times I have to select "redo the merge" when upgrading servers usually during a late-night maintenance window, with a brain only functioning due to large amounts of caffeine in the bloodstream... (Not that I have any suggestions for other keys to use, mind you - but the mind's wiring does have a problem with getting used to pressing a key with the left hand to select the right side of the screen and vice versa...) /leg
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