From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jason Rumney Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/' Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:46:58 +0100 Message-ID: <462C8EA2.9090003@gnu.org> References: <87y7kvxj6p.fsf@arcor.de> <87odlrkn74.fsf@truman.edu> <87tzvhcul9.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <863b2z2mma.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> <55350.128.165.123.18.1176926533.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> <86ps5zuwmi.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> <87ps5zi1h2.fsf@truman.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177325236 1816 80.91.229.12 (23 Apr 2007 10:47:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:47:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: cs-usenet@arcor.de Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 23 12:47:09 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 1Hfw4b-0006Xk-6X for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:47:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hfw9z-0007CK-23 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:52:43 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hfw9u-0007C5-El for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:52:38 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hfw9s-0007Bt-SM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:52:37 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hfw9s-0007Bq-NJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:52:36 -0400 Original-Received: from outmail1.freedom2surf.net ([194.106.33.237]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hfw4U-0003Xp-38 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:47:02 -0400 Original-Received: from [127.0.0.1] (host81-149-25-51.in-addr.btopenworld.com [81.149.25.51]) by outmail1.freedom2surf.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5075150BFE; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:47:01 +0100 (BST) User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) In-Reply-To: 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:69847 Archived-At: Christian Schlauer wrote: >> Perhaps after the release I could add a customizable variable, >> `calc-multiplication-has-precedence' (default t), and then anyone that >> wants to can set it to nil and try out the different behavior. >> > > Rather make the default nil so that new users can use Calc and Org > like *any* pocket calculator or *any* spreadsheet... > I agree. It would help flush out any problems with other packages that rely on calc's unusual precedence, and if we found that it caused too much trouble we have plenty of time to switch it back for the next release.