Re: naming a data type

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Joe Neeman schreef:
> I would like to add a forbid/force/default datatype to lilypond. In C++, it 
> would be represented by
> enum {
>         FORBID = -1,
>         DEFAULT = 0,
>         FORCE = 1
> }
>
> and in scheme it would be
>
> (define-public FORBID -1)
> (define-public DEFAULT 0)
> (define-public FORCE 1)
>
> with the usual ly_scm2XXX functions.
>
> But I have no idea what to call this data type. The best I could come up with 
> (inspired by Drul) is Fordfor (FORbid, Default, FORce). Any better 
> suggestions?

Why an enum? Isn't an SCM symbol ( 'forbid vs. 'force) more appropriate?

The reason for having Drul is that lots of computations are symmetrical 
in up/down/left/right, so it makes sense to have a representation that 
you can compute with.

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