From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim X Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: re-loading an elisp file Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:39:13 +1100 Organization: Unlimited download news at news.astraweb.com Message-ID: <87aagjaelq.fsf@puma.rapttech.com.au> References: <87bp1ptwn6.fsf@kuiper.lan.informatimago.com> <87r5alb4b2.fsf@rapttech.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1301035288 16108 80.91.229.12 (25 Mar 2011 06:41:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:41:28 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 25 07:41:24 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q30i3-0000St-1b for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:41:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60161 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q30i1-0006PS-OC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:41:21 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!news.alt.net!news.astraweb.com!border5.newsrouter.astraweb.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7fVIYSgQEF+ZdMiMGd0sqqrfqrs= Original-Lines: 54 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: c8415e28.news.astraweb.com Original-X-Trace: DXC=hiUkXGQI06; SG6fD[7G; H=L?0kYOcDh@:N7:H2`MmAU3U\YKDg@=Bb3]G; 2>V^?kW3CAkl5c@Xgk>mF6^I1[hCY3nFd=8GhK3h> Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:186286 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:80416 Archived-At: dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs) writes: > ... > ... >> >>However, it is possible that you may be approaching hings from the wrong >>direction. I rarely need to re-evaluate a whole buffer, unless I'm >>developing something from scratch. If your just modifying some existing > ^^^^ >>code, you normally only need to evaluate individual functions. For >>customization, the custom interface provides a good high-level way to >>try out various settings without having to re-evaluate a buffer etc. >> >>Maybe provide some more explination about what your trying to do and we > ^^^^ >>can provide better answers. >> >>Tim > > This writing of "your" for "you're" -- EVERYONE seems to be doing it, > at least for the last year or so. Maybe it's the new standard patois > for newsgroups (and other things too?). > > Anyway -- yeah, it's kinda neat (assuming it's on purpose), maybe, > but it could really screw those who do it. > > Because, once someone gets used to using "your" for "you're" (for "you are"), > in news post after news post, then SOME DAY it'll really bite him or her, > because when writing something really important, like a job application, > grant request, a "nice meeting you; can we get together sometime, maybe" letter, > etc ..., a knee-jerk memorized-by-fingers "your" might leave the wrong impression, > right, and you letter gets rejected, with maybe life-changing results. > > (Nor does it help that with "your", the spell-checker won't catch it.) > > Please, guys, let's not start a flame-war over this. Thanks. > > I hope this helps (someone, some day). > Get over it. I type my responses quickly (average 194 words p/m) and rarely proof read them. I will frequently type your instead of your're and thats not going to change. I will also sometimes type their instead of there and vice-versa. I prefer to read and respond to more messages than waste time editing/correcting when dealing with an informal forum like usernet and when the errors rarely affect the point being discussed. You must have a terrible time with SMS! Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au