I just tried editing a file that has an FF with a few common editors. It does not work properly in several of them. In particular in linux textedit and in JHS codemirror. I would not be able to work with scripts that had FF in them!
On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 6:38 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > In the middle of a line FF would need to be whitespace which would mean > you have to decide how to display it, etc. > > Treated as a line-end it is discarded as the file is read, and there are > no further repercussions as the FF is not part of what gets interpreted. > > There would be the side effect that 5!:5 would not recover the FF. But > if the FF is useful to editors and doesn't hurt us, I can see allowing it. > > hhr > > On 7/18/2021 6:22 PM, Eric Iverson wrote: > > Is it used only when alone on a line? Things get messier when it is > allowed > > anywhere, > > > > On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 6:10 PM Michal Wallace <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > >> FF is actually pretty commonly used in source code... I use it all the > time > >> in python and rust. > >> It's actually used as part of the GNU C coding standard, according to > >> wikipedia (pretty sure that's where I picked it up...) > >> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_break#Semantic_use > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 5:55 PM Eric Iverson <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> In linux jconsole input ctrl+l, is not treated as LF. Instead it > scrolls > >>> down the page. > >>> > >>> I think you will find that ctrl+l will behave differently on many > >> different > >>> hosts, terminal managers, J front ends, etc. I think making it behave > in > >> a > >>> useful way and the same way in all cases is not possible. And including > >> it > >>> is a script introduces a whole new level of complication. > >>> > >>> Before changing the JE, the use case should be studied and probably > >>> revisited. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> And it is unlikely to be consistent with other languages. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM Raul Miller <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>>> On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 4:55 PM chris burke <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> I think FF is normally considered to be whitespace, so it can be > >>> treated > >>>>> like LF. > >>>> Yes. > >>>> > >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_character > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Raul > >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
