From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jay Belanger Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/' Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:07:05 -0500 Message-ID: <87ps5zi1h2.fsf@truman.edu> 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> Reply-To: belanger@truman.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177078045 23636 80.91.229.12 (20 Apr 2007 14:07:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:07:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: belanger@truman.edu To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 20 16:07:19 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 1Hetlc-0008S3-Br for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:07:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hetqg-0000pf-7d for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:12:30 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hetqc-0000nL-U7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:12:26 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hetqa-0000m8-EL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:12:25 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hetqa-0000m5-B1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:12:24 -0400 Original-Received: from s4.cableone.net ([24.116.0.230]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HetlV-0001kX-HK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:07:09 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain.truman.edu (unverified [24.117.100.184]) by S4.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S4) with ESMTP id 104248950 for multiple; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:07:06 -0700 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Fri\, 20 Apr 2007 09\:40\:18 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.98 (gnu/linux) X-NotAscii: charset=us-ascii X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 1, First 16, in=8, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 24.117.100.184 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:69690 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: ... > If there are too many existing calc-scripts that would be > broken by such a change, fine, but if this only mostly affects interactive > use, then changing it would make a lot of sense. While several people have said the current behavior is convenient for interactive use, I would hope (and expect) that there aren't any calc-scripts depending on this behavior. But it'd be nice to know for sure. 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. Jay