From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/' Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:31:37 +0900 Message-ID: <87slat42km.fsf@catnip.gol.com> 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> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177205526 15058 80.91.229.12 (22 Apr 2007 01:32:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:32:06 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: belanger@truman.edu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 22 03:32:00 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 1HfQvn-0005z7-Np for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:31:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HfR11-0004WY-QO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:37:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HfR0o-0004Si-Jh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:37:10 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HfR0m-0004Ro-Df for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:37:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HfR0m-0004Rj-9k for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:37:08 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp02.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.72]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HfQvW-0000Mi-Fl; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:31:42 -0400 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-156.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.156] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp02.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1HfQvS-0005Ab-VC; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:31:39 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B26CF2F43; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:31:37 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <87ps5zi1h2.fsf@truman.edu> (Jay Belanger's message of "Fri\, 20 Apr 2007 09\:07\:05 -0500") Original-Lines: 18 X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:69762 Archived-At: Jay Belanger writes: > 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. In any case, while there are clearly some people which know about and like the current behavior -- so any change would unfortunately cause _some_ pain -- I suspect even more people get screwed up by calc's deviation from standard practice (and often probably don't realize it until they detect later than their calculation turned out wrong for some reason). -Miles -- "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." Mahatma Gandhi