From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: constant `e' Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 16:16:25 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1171066711 31366 80.91.229.12 (10 Feb 2007 00:18:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:18:31 +0000 (UTC) To: "Emacs-Devel" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 10 01:18:23 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HFfwY-0002LG-JF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:18:18 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HFfwY-0002Z7-08 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:18:18 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HFfwM-0002Yx-EN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:18:06 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HFfwK-0002Yk-Tt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:18:06 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HFfwK-0002Yh-Pq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:18:04 -0500 Original-Received: from rgminet01.oracle.com ([148.87.113.118]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1HFfwK-0008BT-Fp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:18:04 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmgw3.us.oracle.com (rgmgw3.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.112]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id l1A0HmIG023147 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:17:48 -0700 Original-Received: from rcsmt250.oracle.com (rcsmt250.oracle.com [148.87.90.195]) by rgmgw3.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id l1A0Hl2t010365 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:17:47 -0700 Original-Received: from dhcp-amer-csvpn-gw1-141-144-67-35.vpn.oracle.com by rcsmt250.oracle.com with ESMTP id 2437329611171066591; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:16:31 -0700 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:66198 Archived-At: > >> I could consider renaming it (later) if someone suggests a good new > >> name. > > > > MAXIMA is using %e %pi etc. for those constants. > > What about E and PI ? 1. Some users sometimes use mixed-case symbols in Lisp. I sometimes do. 2. `E' is still one character. With caps-lock on accidentally, hitting `e' would have the same effect as now. What's wrong with reasonale-length names?