> "Michael Lotz" <mmlr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Count me as one of the proponents of the "alternative" format. We had >> this discussion a few times now and I think we always came to the >> conclusion that it is really a matter of taste and being used to. > [...] >> P.S.: While we are at discussing matters of taste, we could also >> again >> argue about the pros and cons of "char *variable;" and "char* >> variable;" ;-) > > Since I was more or less the only proponent of our current style here > (IIRC), to get this over with, how about we compromise to the > following: > * use column style for classes Don't know what this meens but I will adapt anyway ;) > * don't indent public/private (saves a tab) > * use "char* variable" instead of "char *variable" in C++ code > * don't use ", fMyMember(...)" initializers (my greetings to Stippi ;- > )), but "fMyMember(...)," > > Does that make everybody happy somehow? :-) > And even more important: does that sound like something everyone is > able to follow? > > Bye, > Axel. How about if (...) { } else { } but rather use the tighter one if(...){ }else{ } Or are this so small thing that we don't bather and let people do as they wish as long the '{' and '}' (don't know what they are in English) are one the same row as the if and else? Perhaps we should have a must part, these are things that must applied, and a part that are more of a wish but it’s more important to have the code written? but what do I know I'm a C# developer in Windows :) > > > -- MVH Fredrik Modéen