Hello Xenocryst! On Monday, October 25, 2004, 7:42 AM, you wrote:
txxn> You can vainly argue whether -- as I quoted from TFM -- txxn> | new syntax for macros: it is now possible to use brackets instead txxn> | of ="..." txxn> means implies "possible to always use", which makes a lot of sense, or txxn> "possible to sometimes use", which would lead to the unanswered txxn> question: where then? txxn> But in the end it matters to not fool the user's innocent txxn> assumptions. Here I am, the innocent user (yes, I know, I switched the referent of the adjective :) ). And nobody in this thread is saying what version of TB! he is running. There has been *some* revision of the Help File in v. 3.0.1.33 and, carried over, of course, into the current beta. I quote below, from my help file, which begins "What's New in Version 3." : ====================================================================== Note: The Bat! version 2 introduces a new syntax for macros: it is now possible to use brackets instead of ="..." (in some cases it is now required, for example in macros with more than one parameter). Plus, quotation marks are not required for one-word or one-macro parameters. ======================================================================= So, my curiosity is well piqued. I am as near to a rank newby in these matters as one can get. My "cookies" are called by a macro which I pasted in by rote, with the assistance of Leif and of David Elliott, who coached me about it on the tbot mailing list. It seems to me though, Xenocryst, that your point is valid and needs addressing in further revisions and re-writings of the Help file. And that MaXxX's feature request is probably needed--a clarification of the Macro's effects. Not that I'm going to be writing one any time soon, but it is nice to begin to understand what the language and grammar mean. P.S. I wish that Alexander Kunz would quit using sarcasm and would refrain from cursing in the body of his messages, or anywhere else. P.S.2 Translated into English, does Xenocryst mean "strange crystal"? -- Best regards, Mary The Bat 3.0.2.1 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.1 Beta/1 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
