Re: [WebDNA] Capitalize surprise
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2012
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 110008
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texte = On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Christer Olsson
= wrote: > Capitalizing means first letter uppercase and the rest of the letters = lowercase. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Where does it mean this? =46rom what source do you derive this theory? = Can you point to authoritative documentation, such as the dictionary, as = this is clearly a terminology based in grammar, not programming. I have = searched through several dictionaries and googled the heck out of it and = have found no evidence of any such rule. There is simply no rule that I = can find that if the first letter of a word is a capital letter, the = rest must be lower case. Please enlighten me. To capitalize the words "dennis deYoung" your way would be silly. = [capitalize]dennis deYoung[/capitalize] =3D Dennis Deyoung. So [capitalize][/capitalize] is equivalent to = [capitalize][lowercase][/lowercase][/capitalize]. [capitalize] has redundant functionality that can be accomplished with = another tag, [lowercase]. Because of this, it's overly complicated, if not impossible, to properly = capitalize the example above. >=20 > Best, > Christer >=20 > ************************************************************* > Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 > Ljusa Id=E9er AB SE-200 39 Malmo Fax +46 40 25 85 89 > Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se >=20 > 11 dec 2012 kl. 20:03 skrev WebDNA Solutions = : >=20 >> To me the word "capitalize" means to change the first letter=20 >> of the word to uppercase, not to also change all the other=20 >> letters to lowercase! >>=20 >> Both of these online dictionaries agree that 'capitalize'=20 >> means to use an uppercase letter as the first letter of the=20 >> word, or alternately to make all the letters caps. Neither=20 >> says anything about changing all the other letters to=20 >> lowercase: >>=20 >> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalize >> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/capitalize >>=20 >> Sincerely, >> Kenneth Grome >> WebDNA Solutions >> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >> WebDNA Programming and Linux Server Administration >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> 11 dec 2012 kl. 19:16 skrev WebDNA Solutions=20 >> : >>>>> WebDNA is handling this the same way as any other >>>>> language as I have used, and I actually think it is >>>>> just the correct way to do it. >>>>=20 >>>> Why should [capitalize] touch any character other than >>>> the one it needs to touch in order to capitalize the >>>> word? >>>=20 >>> Because you're using a function for capitalizing words, >>> not for converting the first letter of a word to upper >>> case. >>>=20 >>> Best, >>> Christer >>>=20 >>> ******************************************************** >>> ***** Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 >>> 25 85 85 Ljusa Id=E9er AB SE-200 39 Malmo Fax +46 40 >>> 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden =20 >>> http://www.ljusaideer.se >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Christer Olsson = wrote: > Capitalizing means first letter uppercase and the rest of the letters = lowercase. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Where does it mean this? =46rom what source do you derive this theory? = Can you point to authoritative documentation, such as the dictionary, as = this is clearly a terminology based in grammar, not programming. I have = searched through several dictionaries and googled the heck out of it and = have found no evidence of any such rule. There is simply no rule that I = can find that if the first letter of a word is a capital letter, the = rest must be lower case. Please enlighten me. To capitalize the words "dennis deYoung" your way would be silly. = [capitalize]dennis deYoung[/capitalize] =3D Dennis Deyoung. So [capitalize][/capitalize] is equivalent to = [capitalize][lowercase][/lowercase][/capitalize]. [capitalize] has redundant functionality that can be accomplished with = another tag, [lowercase]. Because of this, it's overly complicated, if not impossible, to properly = capitalize the example above. >=20 > Best, > Christer >=20 > ************************************************************* > Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 > Ljusa Id=E9er AB SE-200 39 Malmo Fax +46 40 25 85 89 > Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se >=20 > 11 dec 2012 kl. 20:03 skrev WebDNA Solutions = : >=20 >> To me the word "capitalize" means to change the first letter=20 >> of the word to uppercase, not to also change all the other=20 >> letters to lowercase! >>=20 >> Both of these online dictionaries agree that 'capitalize'=20 >> means to use an uppercase letter as the first letter of the=20 >> word, or alternately to make all the letters caps. Neither=20 >> says anything about changing all the other letters to=20 >> lowercase: >>=20 >> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalize >> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/capitalize >>=20 >> Sincerely, >> Kenneth Grome >> WebDNA Solutions >> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >> WebDNA Programming and Linux Server Administration >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> 11 dec 2012 kl. 19:16 skrev WebDNA Solutions=20 >> : >>>>> WebDNA is handling this the same way as any other >>>>> language as I have used, and I actually think it is >>>>> just the correct way to do it. >>>>=20 >>>> Why should [capitalize] touch any character other than >>>> the one it needs to touch in order to capitalize the >>>> word? >>>=20 >>> Because you're using a function for capitalizing words, >>> not for converting the first letter of a word to upper >>> case. >>>=20 >>> Best, >>> Christer >>>=20 >>> ******************************************************** >>> ***** Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 >>> 25 85 85 Ljusa Id=E9er AB SE-200 39 Malmo Fax +46 40 >>> 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden =20 >>> http://www.ljusaideer.se >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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