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On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-08-10 at 09:40 -0500, Matthew J. Roth wrote:
>> Tim wrote:
>> >
>> > I used to use the underscore, as it made sense (to me, and other
>> > programmers) as a substitute for a space. But there's two drawbacks:
>> >
>> > 1.
On Wed, 2011-08-10 at 09:40 -0500, Matthew J. Roth wrote:
> Tim wrote:
> >
> > I used to use the underscore, as it made sense (to me, and other
> > programmers) as a substitute for a space. But there's two drawbacks:
> >
> > 1. Try explaining to the clueless what an underscore is, and how to
>
Tim wrote:
>
> I used to use the underscore, as it made sense (to me, and other
> programmers) as a substitute for a space. But there's two drawbacks:
>
> 1. Try explaining to the clueless what an underscore is, and how to
> type it. Try doing that again and again, and you get real sick of it.
Roberto Ragusa wrote:
>On 08/10/2011 08:37 AM, Tim wrote:
>
>> The shift key is a necessary evil, but it's beyond the comprehension
>of
>> some people. They don't understand how to type various symbols, or
>can
>> even recognise what some of them are. And just look at the emails
>> you'll see t
On 08/10/2011 08:37 AM, Tim wrote:
> The shift key is a necessary evil, but it's beyond the comprehension of
> some people. They don't understand how to type various symbols, or can
> even recognise what some of them are. And just look at the emails
> you'll see that are written in all lower cas
On Tue, 2011-08-09 at 13:53 -0700, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> Yours is a good rule, though I accept the shift key as a fact of life
> (this letter is evidence of that; otherwise, capitalization would be
> lost). I prefer underbar to hyphen for space as hyphen is a legit
> character, but I can se
On 8/9/2011 5:10 PM, Joel Rees wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
>> [...]
>> I wish the Chicago Manual of Style would weigh in on url name
>> conventions (not to mention typography in code). Not that I'd agree with
>> them, but it would be a good starting point.
>
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> [...]
> I wish the Chicago Manual of Style would weigh in on url name
> conventions (not to mention typography in code). Not that I'd agree with
> them, but it would be a good starting point.
One of the problems with style relative to ur
On 8/9/2011 6:17 AM, Tim wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 18:15 -0700, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
>> assuming case-insensitivity
> [...]
>
>
>
> Once you've set yourself a rule, it's easier to be consistent throughout
> your site. Particularly if you put enough thought into it, ahead of
> time, that y
On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 18:15 -0700, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> assuming case-insensitivity
With the Apache web server, there is a "helpful" option that does work
around some spelling/typing errors, doing its best to try and do what
you meant, rather than what you actually did (changing case, and wo
On 8/8/2011 5:56 PM, Tim wrote:
>
> For anybody dabbling with scripting, I'd advise trying to find out about
> compatibilities (what's common, what's browser specific).
First, my thanks to everyone who offered help / suggestions.
After checking the add-ons suggestions, I came to the conclusion th
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