Exegesis 7: Page Length
The C:page{:length} sub-option (page 12) is described in the text as
having a default value of infinity but in a comment in the example above
of being 60. How so?
Is that the text normally isn't split into pages at all (so effectively
giving a single page of infinite length), but as soon as C:page is set
to anything at all if C:length isn't set then a default of 60 is used?
Also, not strictly to do with formats but raised by the above, how is
infinity written in Perl 6 (for example, in C:page{:length($x)}
how could C$x be assigned to infinity)?
Smylers
Re: Exegesis 7: Page Length
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Smylers) writes: Also, not strictly to do with formats but raised by the above, how is infinity written in Perl 6? â -- Complete the following sentence: People *ought* to weigh bricks, cats and cinnamon in the same units because... - Ian Johnston
Re: Exegesis 7: Page Length
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Smylers) writes: Also, not strictly to do with formats but raised by the above, how is infinity written in Perl 6? â ? -- dhd even though I know what a 'one time pad' is, it still sounds like a feminine hygiene product.
Re: Exegesis 7: Page Length
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 02:17:05PM +, Smylers wrote:
(B: Also, not strictly to do with formats but raised by the above, how is
(B: infinity written in Perl 6 (for example, in C:page{:length($x)}
(B: how could C$x be assigned to infinity)?
(B
(BWhat we've said up till now is that Perl 6 supports the IEEE notions
(Bof +Inf, -Inf, and NaN. However, it'd be pretty easy to write
(Bsomething like:
(B
(Bmacro term:$B!g(B () is ASCII('oo') { "Inf" }
(B
(BHowever, even on my terminal, it can't decide whether U+221E is a single
(Bor double-width character. The font says double, but the width table
(Bvim is using thinks single. Oh, well. And don't even think about
(Btrying to send it through Simon's mailer. :-)
(B
(BLarry
Re: Exegesis 7: page length
Smylers wrote:
The C:page{:length} sub-option (page 12) is described in the text as
having a default value of infinity but in a comment in the example above
of being 60. How so?
Is that the text normally isn't split into pages at all (so effectively
giving a single page of infinite length), but as soon as C:page is set
to anything at all if C:length isn't set then a default of 60 is used?
No. Just a thinko on my part. Default page length is definitely C+Inf.
- from a printable 60 to a screenable 24.
+ from infinity to a screenable 24.
Damian
