[svn:perl6-synopsis] r10537 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2006-08-02 Thread larry 
Author: larry
Date: Wed Aug  2 00:20:22 2006
New Revision: 10537

Modified:
   doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.pod
   doc/trunk/design/syn/S12.pod

Log:
Added back in qx forms where x is single modifier character.


Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.pod
==
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.pod(original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.podWed Aug  2 00:20:22 2006
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
   Maintainer: Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   Date: 10 Aug 2004
-  Last Modified: 26 July 2006
+  Last Modified: 2 Aug 2006
   Number: 2
-  Version: 56
+  Version: 57
 
 This document summarizes Apocalypse 2, which covers small-scale
 lexical items and typological issues.  (These Synopses also contain
@@ -1422,6 +1422,9 @@
 quote qn;   # completely raw quote qn//
 quote qnc;  # q:n:c//, interpolate only closures
 
+Actually, the first two are already assumed, because you get all of the
+forms that use as single character predeclared for free.
+
 If you want to abbreviate further, you may also give an explicit
 definition as either a string or quasiquote:
 

Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S12.pod
==
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S12.pod(original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S12.podWed Aug  2 00:20:22 2006
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
 
 my Str_not2b $hamlet;
 $hamlet = 'isnt';   # Okay because 'isnt' ~~ /^[isnt|arent|amnot|aint]$/
-$hamlet = 'amnt';   # Bzzzt!   'amnt' !~ /^[isnt|arent|amnot|aint]$/
+$hamlet = 'amnt';   # Bzzzt!   'amnt' !~~ /^[isnt|arent|amnot|aint]$/
 
 my EvenNum $n;
 $n = 2; # Okay

[svn:perl6-synopsis] r10538 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2006-08-02 Thread larry 
Author: larry
Date: Wed Aug  2 07:53:12 2006
New Revision: 10538

Modified:
   doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod

Log:
Clarified Unicode property names a bit.


Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod
==
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod(original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.podWed Aug  2 07:53:12 2006
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
Maintainer: Patrick Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and
Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 Jun 2002
-   Last Modified: 1 Aug 2006
+   Last Modified: 2 Aug 2006
Number: 5
-   Version: 29
+   Version: 30
 
 This document summarizes Apocalypse 5, which is about the new regex
 syntax.  We now try to call them I because they haven't been
@@ -924,8 +924,14 @@
 
 =item *
 
-The C<\p> and C<\P> properties become intrinsic grammar rules
-(C<<  >> and C<<  >>).
+The C<\p> and C<\P> properties become intrinsic grammar rules such as
+(C<<  >> and C<<  >>).  They may be combined using the
+above-mentioned character class notation: C<< <[_]+alpha+digit> >>.
+Regardless of the higher-level character class names, low-level
+Unicode properties are always available with a prefix of C.
+Hence, C<< <+isLu+isLt> >> is equivalent to C<< <+upper+title> >>.
+If you define your own "is" properties they hide any Unicode properties
+of the same name.
 
 =item *

Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r10539 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2006-08-02 Thread Aaron Crane 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] commits:
> +If the first character is a plus or minus, the initial identifier taken
> +as a character class, so

s/taken/is taken/

-- 
Aaron Crane