On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 09:03:24AM +0200, Guido Gonzato wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, I. Oppenheim wrote:
>
> > > m: ~n3 = n{o}n{m}n
>
> I think that m: is a wonderful and very useful extension to the standard,
> but AFAIK BarFly is the only program that supports it. In my view, macros
> shouldn't be part of the notation, and should be implemented using
> external tools like preprocessors. But that's just an opinion.
I suspect this may be one of those "Linux user" things, and people who
use software that gives them buttons to push may be less comfortable
with such an approach ?
> That said, if all developers are willing to implement m: in their
> programs, that't fine. Otherwise, abcpp will do the job for them.
Which is nice :)
--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem
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