Re: Context.Grob considered as symbol list

[David Kastrup]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>>>> [...] I really don't want to try picking this apart based on
>>>>> uppercase/lowercase letter distinctions.
>>>>
>>>> After some thinking I wonder why not?
>>> 
>>> X-offset anyone?
>>
>> ... should be renamed IMHO.  Regardless of our discussion, it doesn't
>> fit into the current naming scheme.
>
> The corresponding axis is called X, and using x for a constant in the
> expectation that the user would not attempt naming a variable after it
> would seem rather optimistic.

In other words: I don't think that we want types be decided by letter.
This sort of implicit declaration is going to cause surprises.

-- 
David Kastrup