[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: # or not before a value
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: # or not before a value |
Date: |
Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:00:23 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061107) |
Graham Percival escreveu:
> Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>> Mats Bengtsson escreveu:
>>> In most situations, the hash sign is optional but can be added without
>>> chaning anythin.
>>
>> I've been tempted a few times to strip this feature, actually, in
>> favor of the schemish
>>
>> #(* cm 2)
>>
>> or
>>
>> #(2 cm)
>
> Is there any benefit other than standardization?
It simplifies the parser internally. Often when working on language
improvements, the web of backward compatibility prevents us to make
improvements easily; I don't know of a specific case, though.
--
Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
LilyPond Software Design
-- Code for Music Notation
http://www.lilypond-design.com