Am Sonntag, 12. Oktober 2008 schrieb Ted Harding: > On 12-Oct-08 20:58:19, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > >> I have attached for review the CVS diff for the three files that I > >> modified to implement the expanded column feature for tbl. This > >> feature was present in the last AT&T release of DWB (troff, tbl, > >> etc). > > > > I'm going to add this, finally (and sorry for the large delay!) > > > > However: > >> The AT&T version used the key letter modifier "x" or "X" to specify > >> which column was to be expanded, but since in tbl 1.19.1 the "x/X" > >> modifier has been consumed to support user-defined macros, I > >> implemented it using the key letter "y/Y". > > > > I think that backwards compatibility is more important, and I would > > thus like to switch those letters. What do you think? > > > > Werner > > I would be inclined to preserve compatibility! Is there a problem > with using "m/M" for macros? (more mnemonic, for a start). > Ted. > I was not aware that the AT&T version already occupied "x". So please switch to another free letter and restore backwards compatibility. I vote for "m".
Heinz
