Using purely alpha names is an option, but I'd prefer Raul's suggestion[1] to 
choosing just one name.

[1] http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/Discussion 

I'm thinking that most of the time the problem with the trailing . and : etc 
won't be a problem. AFAICS it is only email clients that try to be too smart. 
Then again perhaps that is enough!

> From: Ian Clark
> 
> That's what I thought at first. But google (trying to recognise a
> link) omitted the final dot.
> 
> Can I suggest we use alpha names only? Like "ceiling" instead of
> "greaterthan." ? I know primitives can have multiple names, but does
> it matter if we just hit on one?
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:07 AM, Fraser Jackson
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi Ric,
> >
> > Your wiki page seems not to be there
> >
> > Fraser
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sherlock, Ric" <[email protected]>
> > To: "Programming forum" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 4:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] The Accessible Dictionary
> >
> >
> >>I thought working on a page might help us reach a consensus for how
> they
> >>should look and what should be on them.
> >>
> >> I chose something easy to start with:  >.
> >>
> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/greaterthan.
> >>
> >> I've also created a draft template we can use for other similar
> primitive
> >> pages:
> >>
> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/PrimitiveTemplate
> >>
> >> This should help save effort when creating a new page as well as
> help
> >> maintain some consistency.
> >>
> >> Please feel free to discuss improvements or make them directly on
> the wiki
> >> page(s). It is easy to revert changes or view previous versions for
> >> comparison using the Info link at the top of the page.
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> >> 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

Reply via email to