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Re: ?\_ patch
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
Re: ?\_ patch |
Date: |
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:28:47 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 03:17:33PM +0100, Kim F. Storm wrote:
> > > I really don't like the wierd double identity of ?\s, but I'm not sure
> > > what alternative there is... Perhaps kim's idea (?\SPC), but with a less
> > > ambiguous syntax, e.g., #\SPC or something.
> >
> > Ah! I completely forgot about `#' syntax. I think it's a
> > good idea.
>
> I don't object to it, but I think it is unnecessary.
>
> Why add a whole new syntax just because we need ?\s which can be added
> with no hazzle at all?
Because #\SPC is actually pretty self-explanatory whereas ?\s isn't.
> If everyone else agrees this is a good idea, I'd suggest
> using #?SPC, #?TAB, etc.
I thought about that too, but I think #\SPC is better, because the `\' leaves
a bit of whitespace between itself and the following character so the `SPC'
stands out quite distinctly. `?' on the other isn't visually distinct, so
#?SPC looks like a bit of a muddle.
-Miles
--
"1971 pickup truck; will trade for guns"
- Re: ?\_ patch, (continued)
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Miles Bader, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Juanma Barranquero, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Luc Teirlinck, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Miles Bader, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Luc Teirlinck, 2003/02/06
- Re: ?\_ patch, Miles Bader, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kenichi Handa, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch,
Miles Bader <=
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Miles Bader, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Dmitry Paduchikh, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, John Paul Wallington, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, John Paul Wallington, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Miles Bader, 2003/02/07
- Re: ?\_ patch, Kim F. Storm, 2003/02/08
- Re: ?\_ patch, Miles Bader, 2003/02/09