On 2002-10-17 at 22:52:49, Smylers wrote: > Larry Wall wrote: > > > $a .| $b # bitwise or > > $a .! $b # bitwise xor > > On glancing down your list I initially misread the bar as an exclamation > mark. I realize that this is a sample size of one, but certainly in > this terminal font those only differ by a single pixel and it's possible > that this could become a source of confusion. Make that a sample size of two. I think the confusion is actually increased by the period; in this font (X11 fd: misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-200-75-75-c-100-iso10646-1), the period is notably larger than the dot of the exclamation point, which visually reduces the significance of that tiny gap.
This wasn't a problem in Perl5 becuase ! and | could be distinguished by context; there was no binary ! or unary | (unless you count the pipe syntax of open(), but there again you have a visually distinct context). As soon as you introduce one or the other of those you have a very subtle visual distinction going on. -- Mark REED | CNN Internet Technology 1 CNN Center Rm SW0831G | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Atlanta, GA 30348 USA | +1 404 827 4754
