Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter

From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter
Date	2015-10-29 16:02 +0000
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Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5:24:00 PM UTC+4, James Kuyper wrote:
<snip>
>> I'm curious - could you explain why he had to correct that mistake three
>> times?
<snip>
> I do apologize once again for that issue with argv[i][j]:
> I simply did not see it; I did not see that part.

This is very common.  Don't worry about it.  You should, however, try to
train yourself to look differently.  For example (to borrow and old
proof-reading trick), you could try reading the code backwards
(i.e. from right to left) as well as forwards.  That can reduce the
chance of just seeing what you expect to see.

My mother could open a broadsheet newspaper, scan over it for a few
seconds, and start to point out the typos, whereas I can stare at just a
single line of English text without being able to see even the most
obvious errors.  (I bet there will be a few typos here, as there are in
most of my posts).  Fortunately, I seem to be able to spot programming
errors (the simple typo sort, I mean) with ease -- they just seem to
jump off the page and I suspect that lots of people here have that
skill.  That's probably why James was so puzzled.  The difference
between the lines of code would have seemed so obvious, just as my
mother was always baffled by how I could write "thier" and not notice
it.

The good thing is that I suspect that, to a large extent, it is a
learned skill.  I certainly remember a time when I'd have to study a
line of code to see an error that would, today, leap out at me.

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 09:52 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 10:06 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2015-10-27 17:16 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 11:28 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 10:09 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 10:12 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-27 13:12 -0700
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-27 13:23 -0700
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-27 13:49 -0700
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-27 21:27 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-10-27 18:00 -0400
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-28 02:53 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-28 00:43 -0500
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 06:08 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-28 08:44 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 09:26 +0100
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 08:44 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 10:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-28 06:44 -0700
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-28 06:35 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter "D. Aaron Sawyer" <aaron@110.net> - 2015-10-27 13:40 -0400
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter "D. Aaron Sawyer" <aaron@110.net> - 2015-10-27 13:47 -0400
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 11:38 -0700
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter "D. Aaron Sawyer" <aaron@110.net> - 2015-10-27 16:46 -0400
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 11:39 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 18:20 +0000
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 11:36 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 12:09 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 11:51 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-27 19:25 +0000
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 12:27 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-28 10:07 +1300
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-28 00:50 -0700
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-28 21:04 +1300
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-28 01:13 -0700
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 10:40 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 11:02 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-28 11:28 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 11:57 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 12:53 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-28 13:33 +0000
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 08:35 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 10:59 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 11:04 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 11:38 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 11:43 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 12:10 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 12:58 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 13:55 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 14:02 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 15:01 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 15:44 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 16:22 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 16:26 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 16:44 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 18:45 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 19:26 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-28 20:44 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 22:59 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 22:48 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-29 01:14 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 01:07 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-29 14:07 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 13:57 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-29 16:22 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-29 08:38 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-29 17:25 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-29 12:46 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 09:03 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 19:19 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 09:54 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-30 12:20 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 21:36 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:47 +1300
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 22:25 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 09:59 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 10:07 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 16:25 +0100
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-28 16:01 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-28 09:50 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-28 21:57 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-28 18:25 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-28 18:23 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 01:44 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-28 07:07 -0700
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-30 07:07 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-30 09:08 -0700
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-30 14:29 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-30 16:10 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-30 20:27 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-31 12:40 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-02 02:16 -0800
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 03:36 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 10:46 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 03:56 -0700
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 04:00 -0700
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 11:02 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 04:05 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 11:14 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 04:14 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 11:26 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 11:26 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 05:29 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-29 09:23 -0400
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 07:44 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-29 11:39 -0400
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 09:52 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-29 16:02 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 09:56 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-29 13:41 -0400
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 17:46 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Udyant Wig <udyantw@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 00:14 +0530
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-10-29 19:30 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 22:08 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 22:28 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-30 08:10 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-30 08:56 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-30 13:18 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-30 09:11 +1300
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 01:21 -0700
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 04:04 -0700
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 11:11 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 04:19 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 11:24 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 05:26 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-29 08:31 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-29 09:42 -0400
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 08:31 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 10:17 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-29 17:36 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 01:18 -0700
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 08:36 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 08:38 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 02:26 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 09:32 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-30 13:39 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 03:59 -0700
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 11:18 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:24 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 14:18 -0400
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:34 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 13:39 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:57 -0700
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-01 09:06 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-30 08:49 -0700
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:18 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-29 11:48 -0700
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 01:23 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 01:42 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 09:13 +0000
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-30 10:17 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 10:23 +0000
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:39 -0700
  Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:45 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 13:55 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 07:05 -0700
    Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 23:29 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 01:14 +0000
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:02 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 18:05 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 23:46 +0000
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-01 08:46 -0800
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 23:43 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-01 16:05 -0800
              Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-01 21:41 +0000
                Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 22:46 +0000
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-31 18:22 +0000
            Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 23:57 +0000
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:20 +0000
      Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-31 13:38 +0000
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-31 11:28 -0700
          Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 00:06 +0000
        Re: Problem with the function that should display new letter Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:58 +0000
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