From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: request for a new function, say, `sequence' Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 20:29:54 -0600 (CST) Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200303250229.UAA25037@eel.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200303230302.MAA04327@etlken.m17n.org> <200303241541.h2OFfbpa011227@rum.cs.yale.edu> <200303250015.JAA06592@etlken.m17n.org> <200303250050.JAA06631@etlken.m17n.org> <200303250125.KAA06703@etlken.m17n.org> <200303250159.KAA06777@etlken.m17n.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1048559399 7560 80.91.224.249 (25 Mar 2003 02:29:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 02:29:59 +0000 (UTC) Cc: monnier+gnu/emacs@rum.cs.yale.edu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 25 03:29:58 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18xeCM-0001xl-00 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 03:29:58 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18xeD7-0007bN-00 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 03:30:45 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18xeBh-0004GO-0A for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:29:17 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18xeBP-00049y-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:28:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18xeBN-000475-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:28:58 -0500 Original-Received: from manatee.dms.auburn.edu ([131.204.53.104]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18xeBN-000460-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:28:57 -0500 Original-Received: from eel.dms.auburn.edu (eel.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.108]) h2P2StB27738; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 20:28:56 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by eel.dms.auburn.edu (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) id UAA25037; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 20:29:54 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: eel.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: handa@m17n.org In-reply-to: <200303250159.KAA06777@etlken.m17n.org> (message from Kenichi Handa on Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:59:55 +0900 (JST)) Original-cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:12596 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:12596 Ken'ichi HANDA wrote: I don't have a strong opinion about the function name, and as English is not my native language, I can't tell how each word fits with the functionality. But, I like `range' because it is the shortest. :-) It seems to me now that `range' is indeed better. Range seems better suited for an integer range, interval sound more like an interval of real numbers (and hence may not have been that good of an idea). Sincerely, Luc.