Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-28 Thread Clément David
Hello, Le dimanche 27 mai 2018 à 12:20 +0200, Samuel Gougeon a écrit : > Le 27/05/2018 à 10:52, Jens Simon Strom a écrit : > > Hi, > > The `!` usage to recall a previous command is discussed here in detail. I > > don't miss it. My > > question was different. > > I was answering to the "What's

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Le 26/05/2018 à 14:10, Samuel Gougeon a écrit : Le 25/05/2018 à 11:02, Samuel Gougeon a écrit : Hello, Le 25/05/2018 à 10:45, Clément David a écrit : Hi, Thanks for your experimental work on that topic. I guess we could merge the parser fix easily however the `!` usage to recall a previous

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Rafael Guerra
...@lists.scilab.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Gougeon Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2018 5:14 PM To: Users mailing list for Scilab <users@lists.scilab.org> Subject: Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names Le 27/05/2018 à 16:30, Wozai a écrit : Dear Samuel, my point is, it wasn't possible to execute

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Le 27/05/2018 à 16:30, Wozai a écrit : Dear Samuel, my point is, it wasn't possible to execute "!A=1" in Scilab 5.x (without prepending a space) and IMHO one should really *improve* the situation in Scilab 6, rather than just restoring the status quo. Thank you Wozai for having confirmed my

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Wozai
Dear Samuel, my point is, it wasn't possible to execute "!A=1" in Scilab 5.x (without prepending a space) and IMHO one should really *improve* the situation in Scilab 6, rather than just restoring the status quo. Cheers, Wozai -- Sent from:

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Le 27/05/2018 à 13:45, Wozai a écrit : Hi, In theory they are "completely independent", but currently as a matter of fact there is a clash wrt. to the semantics of the "!" character. Wozai, i am afraid i don't catch your point. Your point is not specifically about Scilab 6, is it? You already

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Wozai
Hi, In theory they are "completely independent", but currently as a matter of fact there is a clash wrt. to the semantics of the "!" character. Does is it really make sense allowing "!" in identifier names, while keeping the the current history recall feature, and assuming, that the user

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Le 27/05/2018 à 10:52, Jens Simon Strom a écrit : Hi, The `!` usage to recall a previous command is discussed here in detail. I don't miss it. My question was different. I was answering to the "What's your opinion?" question by Clément. Yes, i definitely agree on that both questions are

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-27 Thread Jens Simon Strom
Hi, The `!` usage to recall a previous command is discussed here in detail. I don't miss it. My question was different. How about implementing again the "!" as a valid character in variable names as documented? How long is the reasonable response time for fixing the reported bug? Regards

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-26 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Le 25/05/2018 à 11:02, Samuel Gougeon a écrit : Hello, Le 25/05/2018 à 10:45, Clément David a écrit : Hi, Thanks for your experimental work on that topic. I guess we could merge the parser fix easily however the `!` usage to recall a previous command will remain problematic. This usage does

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-25 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Le 25/05/2018 à 11:08, Wozai a écrit : Hi, I think it should be possible to execute things like "!A=123" in the Java Console. Just prepend a space, and it works. Samuel ___ users mailing list users@lists.scilab.org

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-25 Thread Wozai
Hi, I think it should be possible to execute things like "!A=123" in the Java Console. Cheers, Wozai -- Sent from: http://mailinglists.scilab.org/Scilab-users-Mailing-Lists-Archives-f2602246.html ___ users mailing list users@lists.scilab.org

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-25 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Hello, Le 25/05/2018 à 10:45, Clément David a écrit : Hi, Thanks for your experimental work on that topic. I guess we could merge the parser fix easily however the `!` usage to recall a previous command will remain problematic. This usage does not seem to be documented somewhere in the help

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-25 Thread Clément David
Hi, Thanks for your experimental work on that topic. I guess we could merge the parser fix easily however the `!` usage to recall a previous command will remain problematic. This usage does not seem to be documented somewhere in the help page, maybe we could discard it. What's your opinion on

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-25 Thread Wozai
Hi, I have had the same problem, and found a solution (at least if you build scilab by yourself), apply the following changes to the source and compile Scilab. 1. Changes Hotey "!" to ":" for Recalling History in Java Console 2. Fixes Parser to

Re: [Scilab-users] Exclamation mark in variable names

2018-05-19 Thread Samuel Gougeon
Hello Jens, Le 19/05/2018 à 12:35, Jens Simon Strom a écrit : Hallo Scilab intimates, Is *!a* a valid variable name in the latest version of Scilab? Vers. 6.0.1 sees an*Error: Unexpected token '!'* Yes it is. You have reported it as the bug 15126