From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ?\_ patch Date: 07 Feb 2003 11:07:22 +0900 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <200302060044.SAA21429@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <200302060106.TAA21443@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <5xel6lu3lh.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <5xadh9tyt3.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200302061733.LAA24096@eel.dms.auburn.edu> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1044583770 4779 80.91.224.249 (7 Feb 2003 02:09:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 02:09:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: storm@cua.dk Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18gxxI-0001Ew-00 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 03:09:28 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18gy6c-0006I6-00 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 03:19:06 +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 18gxye-0000B9-00 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:10:52 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18gxyJ-0000Ar-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:10:31 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18gxyI-0000Ag-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:10:30 -0500 Original-Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([210.143.35.51]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18gxyH-0000A7-00; Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:10:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailgate3.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.194])h17298w01471; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:09:08 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mailsv.nec.co.jp (mailgate51.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.196]) by mailgate3.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) with ESMTP id h17297i01493; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:09:07 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.30.114.133]) by mailsv.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV-NEC) with ESMTP id h1727Nq28560; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:08:36 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (mcspd15 [10.30.114.174]) id h1727NB15587; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:07:23 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (Postfix, from userid 31295) id CF9CB37BE; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:07:22 +0900 (JST) Original-To: Luc Teirlinck System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <200302061733.LAA24096@eel.dms.auburn.edu> Original-Lines: 28 Original-cc: handa@m17n.org Original-cc: ted@oconnor.cx 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:11440 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11440 Luc Teirlinck writes: > ?\s: > Disadvantages: > 1. Possible confusion with ?\s- > 2. Requires change in Emacs. > Advantages: > 1. Intuitive and concise. > 2. Required change in Emacs is limited. > > ?\040 (or ?\x20) > Disadvantages: > 1. Relies on ASCII ordering. > 2. Not terribly intuitive. > Advantage: > No change in Emacs required. ?\_: Disadvantages: 1. Requires change in Emacs. Advantages: 1. Intuitive and concise. 2. Required change in Emacs is limited. I.e., the same as ?\s except with fewer disadvantages... -Miles -- 80% of success is just showing up. --Woody Allen