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| From | Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen |
| Date | 2026-05-09 01:50 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10tlsrc$1l93l$15@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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Why is that post cross-posted to so many groups? On 2026-05-09 01:32, Lynn McGuire wrote: > On 5/8/2026 6:18 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote: >> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> on Wed, 6 May 2026 15:43:58 >> -0500 typed in alt.comp.os.windows-11 the following: >>> [...] >> >> I just wish "they" had left the Tab key above the shift key. I'm >> still hitting CAPS LOCK when I meant to tab over after all these >> years. I suggest to remap the keyboard layout. (I'm doing that once with every new system I get and have my peace.) > ... > Me too. I am in the midst of converting 800,000 lines of F77 code to C+ > +. I hit the dadgum Capslock key all the time instead of the Tab key > whilst reformatting my new C++ code. And I have been using this 1991 > Northgate Omnikey/102 keyboard since 1992. You're doing that manually? (Then the Tab key should be your least concern.) There's editors with powerful formatting functions, and there's configurable code beautifiers. Janis
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Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-09 01:50 +0200
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Re: "A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures" by Raymond Chen Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-05-09 07:19 -0400
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