On Feb 2, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote: “What you really
want, as far as I can tell, is string functions, not math.”
Yes, yes, yes, Gregory. For StringFunction to work, or some other
string function subset. Someone please do tell: how hard is it for a
programmer to figure out a character-cannon parser function? I am no
programmer, but my guess is that StringFunction probably crumbled like
a piece of Microsoft Bloatware due to trying to make it be a do-all,
end-all tool.
I should think that since regular editors shouldn’t have to put a pipe
where a decimal place is in a numeric string, users must be able to
type an entire number between two pipes; e.g. {{template_name |
1234.12345678 | blah-blah}}. That means a number-delimiting template
simply needs to be able to extract the integer and fractional parts of
the value, count the number of characters in each, send both to
character-cannon, and give it instructions to spit out the string in
groups of a specified size.
It seems to me that that last bit, above, is what StringFunction would
be used for 80% of the time anyway. Keep it simple. I’m not a
programmer; I’m a mechanical engineer who has been a project lead
responsible for working with circuit designers and programmers. From
my point of view, making a bullet-proof, highly focused character-
cannon parser function like this would be a straightforward thing. Yes?
Greg L
On Feb 2, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
What you really want, as far as I can tell, is string functions, not
math.
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