Is that patch on git yet? i.e. if can I switch back to HEAD and change my files accordingly?
Cheers, Rainer On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Sebastien Vauban < wxhgmqzgw...@spammotel.com> wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Eric Schulte wrote: > > Rainer M Krug <r.m.k...@gmail.com> writes: > > > >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Eric Schulte <schulte.e...@gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> > Perhaps inserting an assumed space separator would be more intuitive? > >>> > If we were to go that way it may be possible to allow variable > >>> > specifications such as > >>> > > >>> > #+PROPERTY: var foo=1 bar=2 > >>> > > >>> > in which case properties could be easily specified on multiple lines > >>> > using a default space separator. > >>> > > >>> > If this seems like a good way to go I can try to update my previous > >>> > patch. > >>> > >>> I've updated the patch, the newest version is attached. It results in > >>> the following behavior. > >> > >> Looks good to me - that leaves just the question, what would hppen when > >> doing the following: > >> > >> #+property: var foo=1 > >> #+property: var+ 2 > > > > The above is equivalent to, > > > > #+header: :var foo=1 2 > > > > which due to interaction with some logic put in place to allow the > > specification of un-named variables in call lines results in the > > following. > > > > #+property: var foo=1 > > #+property: var+ 2 > > #+begin_src emacs-lisp > > foo > > #+end_src > > > > #+results: > > : 2 > > > > #+begin_src emacs-lisp :var bar=1 2 > > bar > > #+end_src > > > > #+results: > > : 2 > > > > Although generally I would say that both > > > > #+header: :var foo=1 2 > > > > and > > > > #+property: var foo=1 > > #+property: var+ 2 > > > > are mal-formed variable assignments. > > I was amazed, yesterday, when you told about `foo' becoming `12' (with `1' > on > the assignment line and `2' on the continuation), but I'm glad you consider > this as rather ill-formed. > > >> and > >> > >> #+property: var foo="Hello " > >> #+property: var+ "world" > > > > This is exactly analogous to > > > > #+header: :var foo="hello" "world" > > > > which raises the expected error > > ``variable ""world"" must be assigned a default value'' > > > > the following alternative however works as expected > > > > #+property: var foo="Hello > > #+property: var+ world" > > #+begin_src emacs-lisp > > foo > > #+end_src > > > > #+results: > > : Hello world > > That said, all of these seem excellent trade-off between the different > alternatives that have been discussed and analyzed, and they respect > important > aspects: simplicity (intuitive on reading) and powerfulness. > > Just perfect! > > Best regards, > Seb > > -- > Sebastien Vauban > > > -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax (F): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug
