At 08:47 AM 1/21/01 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>   Using parse block, it's pretty easy to make little
>   formatting dialects to experiment with.  Someone might make
>   a dialect that just handles the many numerous ways to FORM,
>   MOLD and print dates and times.


in an unrelated (to dates) matter I would like to play with [which ever] things
so that 'save and 'mold  do not print object! as the datatype every time.

specifically I would like to modify 'save or 'mold
to be able to inherit from a named type
other than object! on a load.

I thought of doing a 'replace on "object!" after a 'mold but that breaks down
for internal sub- object!(s) .

perhaps I need to make up my own 'mold function (but can I guarantee 'save 
will call it?)
And further, what would my own mold function look like?
Would somebody show me how to write my own 'mold which, unless the object
implements a particular /refinement, calls the original system one?

Did I miss a lesson on dialecting?


  for those of you wondering if I am gonna grade
  the responses to this one the answer is no.
  I do want others to know how to grow your own 'mold   (pun - ouch!)
  that inherits behavior from the system.



I can tell some others here were trying similar things.
I have been writing an internal corporate note on it and was waiting for 
somebody
to suggest dialecting.

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