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The Lounge What is on Your Mind? One liners, quick rant... Post 302977435 by rbatte1 on Monday 18th of July 2016 06:45:03 AM

07-18-2016

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I've learned the hard way that compressing my code to the extreme just confuses myself when I need to change it. Do I really want 2 hours of extricating myself for a few extra lines of clear code that cost no noticeable time.

There is a case for a one-liner if you can get a tool such as awk to do several things at once rather than calling a loop with multiple greps or cuts being called within it. For me it comes down to using it for processing efficiency. Even if I can make my code fit into fewer blocks on disk, it's just not worth it. If I do, then it gets an explicit comment, often with example code it is logically replacing. If I can adjust it in future in a longer method, then conversion would be simpler if I get my requirements clearer first.

It's the same with debugging logs for batch programs - write lots of info to the log so that when there is a problem, the trace is there. Just make sure you clean up old logs after a short time to avoid running out of space. It's far better than trying to trace or reproduce an error, potentially altering your data for the worse on each attempt or having to put trace information in when an error occurs and you are bleary-eyed.

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XmDropSiteConfigureStackingOrder(3X)									      XmDropSiteConfigureStackingOrder(3X)

NAME

       XmDropSiteConfigureStackingOrder - A Drag and Drop function that reorders a stack of widgets that are registered drop sites

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/DragDrop.h>

       void XmDropSiteConfigureStackingOrder (widget, sibling, stack_mode)
	       Widget widget;
	       Widget sibling;
	       Cardinal stack_mode;

DESCRIPTION

       XmDropSiteConfigureStackingOrder  changes  the stacking order of the drop site specified by widget.  The stacking order controls the manner
       in which drag-under effects are clipped by overlapping siblings, regardless of whether they are active.	The stack mode is relative  either
       to the entire stack, or to another drop site within the stack.  The stack order can be modified only if the drop sites are siblings in both
       the widget and drop site hierarchy, and the widget parent of the drop sites is registered as a composite drop  site.   Specifies  the  drop
       site to be restacked.  Specifies a sibling drop site for stacking operations.  If specified, then widget is restacked relative to this drop
       site's stack position.  Specifies the new stack position for the specified widget.  The values are XmABOVE and XmBELOW.	If  a  sibling	is
       specified, then widget is restacked as follows: The widget is placed just above the sibling.  The widget is placed just below the sibling.

	      If  the  sibling parameter is not specified, then widget is restacked as follows: The widget is placed at the top of the stack.  The
	      widget is placed at the bottom of the stack.

       For a complete definition of DropSite and its associated resources, see XmDropSite(3X).

SEE ALSO

       XmDropSite(3X), XmDropSiteRetrieve(3X), XmDropSiteQueryStackingOrder(3X)

													      XmDropSiteConfigureStackingOrder(3X)