Le 08/02/15 21:15, Alfred Zett a écrit :
Hello everyone,
is there such a unicode block for programming related codepoints?
Conventional search engines as well as wolfram alpha can't answer
that, with the former one leading to all the programming problems that
occur...
If such a block doesn't exist, I'd like to make a proposal - if
possible - to add one with at least the following codepoints/characters:
- Indentation codepoint, with no fixed defined graphical
representation. For indentation based programming languages.
That wouldn’t be compliant with existing languages and future languages
might use any existing character.
Because:
-- specific clients may want to show it different (for example as
arrows, lines etc., using another color):
Can’t good editors display tabs in a different color when required ?
--- browsers could let the web page creator let decide the visual
representation (character and size) via CSS
--- the same with editors, independent from the actual font
--- in case of visual impairment, the user could even change the
accoustical representation if the editor allows it
-- unlike a space symbol, it wouldn't need more than one character per
indentation
-- unlike tabs or space, it wouldn't be whitespace
-- unlike normal arrow characters, one could customize the length in
an editor and wouldn't have to insert extra spaces for a better visual
imagery
- A codepoint for string literal quotes, that would spare one the
escaping.
I rarely escape quotes.
In a text, I use ’ (U+2019) as an apostrophe and «»“”‘’ as quotes, so I
don’t need to escape them.
When I use PHP to generate some HTML code, I try to alternate simple and
double quotes as much as possible. That way I rarely need to escape them.
- A statement separator symbol.
To replace the semicolon in C and the languages based on its syntax?
- Other ideas?
Aren’t you trying to reinvent APL?
You may now think, this is highly specific and you are right.
However, so are EMOJI signs, in particular those like PINE DECORATION.
These days, there are a lot of tools to create small embedded
scripting languages and DSLs, which are used in-program in special
editors. And there is a lot of people using them.
Exactly these could really profit from such a codeblock instead of
using conventional ASCII subset characters.
Also, there is a lot of potential with really good text editors and
IDEs where semantics may matter a lot.
Excuse my english, I hope this was understandable.
Best regards,
A. Z.
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