Re: How to name variables in a program?

I came across a rumour (I _think_ I got it from www.joelonsoftware.com), but the rumour suggests that Hungarian notation originated from a missunderstanding of Apps hungarian, particularly on the word 'type'.
For instance, Apps Hungarian would never simply say iWidth, but would use something more like scrWidth, and scrHeight, with a convention that scr means "the screen", which helps you not mix it with, say, panelWidth and panelHeight.

	I'm going out on a limb here, could someone confirm or deny this?
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