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Re: evaluating numbers


From: Robert Pluim
Subject: Re: evaluating numbers
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:54:18 +0100

>>>>> On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:25:47 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> said:

    >> From: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
    >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>,
    >> address@hidden,  address@hidden,
    >> address@hidden,  address@hidden
    >> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:02:02 +0100
    >> 
    >> >> And, btw, why the ?\N{} part? why not just show the name?
    >> 
    Richard> {} makes it easier for people to see where that name starts and 
ends.
    Richard> I think that is a good convenience.
    >> 
    >> We could just as easily enclose the name in quotes. Using ?\N{}
    >> informs people about that syntax. Personally Iʼm neutral on it, so
    >> Iʼll go with whatever Eli decides.

    Eli> If we want a clear indication where the name starts and ends, it's
    Eli> better to use ("..."), i.e. just parentheses.

Char: i (105, #o151, #x69, (LATIN SMALL LETTER I)) point=55242 of 379127 (15%) 
column=43

That seems ... suboptimal to me (at least, I donʼt like it).

Robert



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