Re[2]: New syntax feedback for 4.0
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = I agree. Adding the quotes makes the most sense to me.- ck>No, no, NO, NO NOOOOOOOO!!!! > >There is no reason to change the obvious > to .gt. or even ). Follow the HTML >standards: > >
3> > >The addition of the quotes allows any parser to distinguish between >greater than >and the closing >. This not something new to learn; you don't like it, stick >with [showif]. This enhancement is intended to make it easier for visual HTML >editors to manage with WebDNA. > >John Peacock > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ >Subject: Re: New syntax feedback for 4.0 >Author: >Date: 3/22/00 10:05 AM > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> This works well for most contexts, but there are a few exceptions >>> that can confuse most parsers. Specifically, ShowIf can contain >>> characters like > which look just like HTML to a parser: >>> >>> 3> >>> ^ looks a lot like followed by a 3 >> >>Shouldn't the parser leave stuff between alone until >>webcat has substituted HTML the parser can deal with? > > >Yes but you're missing the point. Grant is concerned about the > >character being >used inside the TAG, not inside the CONTEXT. Look, this illustrates >the use of > >inside the tag: > >3> >.. stuff here ... > > >The problem here is that webcat will think that the tag is >instead of 3>. So the solution is to make webcat >understand that >the first > character in this tag is a comparison operator and that >it does NOT >mark the end of the tag. And that would be a hassle to code, thus >the reason for >my simple solution ... > >Just use a different comparison operator! > >Obviously if webcat's language recognized some character OTHER THAN > to mean >greater than, this would not even be an issue. > >It's a lot better to use a different character for the greater than operator >than to develop a bunch of new syntax for us to have to learn, that's why I >suggested using ) or } instead of > as the greater than comparison operator. >Then the webdna language would understand that ) or } means greater >than, and >this would be a non-issue. > >The solution would then be to use the same syntax we have always >used, with the >simple substitution of ONE CHARACTER, like this: > > >.. stuff here ... > > >.. or like this: > > >.. stuff here ... > > >================================ >Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant >808-737-6499 http://webdna.net >================================ > > > > > > >############################################################# >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to > >Send administrative queries to ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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I agree. Adding the quotes makes the most sense to me.- ck>No, no, NO, NO NOOOOOOOO!!!! > >There is no reason to change the obvious > to .gt. or even ). Follow the HTML >standards: > > 3> > >The addition of the quotes allows any parser to distinguish between >greater than >and the closing >. This not something new to learn; you don't like it, stick >with [showif]. This enhancement is intended to make it easier for visual HTML >editors to manage with WebDNA. > >John Peacock > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ >Subject: Re: New syntax feedback for 4.0 >Author: >Date: 3/22/00 10:05 AM > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> This works well for most contexts, but there are a few exceptions >>> that can confuse most parsers. Specifically, ShowIf can contain >>> characters like > which look just like HTML to a parser: >>> >>> 3> >>> ^ looks a lot like followed by a 3 >> >>Shouldn't the parser leave stuff between alone until >>webcat has substituted HTML the parser can deal with? > > >Yes but you're missing the point. Grant is concerned about the > >character being >used inside the TAG, not inside the CONTEXT. Look, this illustrates >the use of > >inside the tag: > >3> >.. stuff here ... > > >The problem here is that webcat will think that the tag is >instead of 3>. So the solution is to make webcat >understand that >the first > character in this tag is a comparison operator and that >it does NOT >mark the end of the tag. And that would be a hassle to code, thus >the reason for >my simple solution ... > >Just use a different comparison operator! > >Obviously if webcat's language recognized some character OTHER THAN > to mean >greater than, this would not even be an issue. > >It's a lot better to use a different character for the greater than operator >than to develop a bunch of new syntax for us to have to learn, that's why I >suggested using ) or } instead of > as the greater than comparison operator. >Then the webdna language would understand that ) or } means greater >than, and >this would be a non-issue. > >The solution would then be to use the same syntax we have always >used, with the >simple substitution of ONE CHARACTER, like this: > > >.. stuff here ... > > >.. or like this: > > >.. stuff here ... > > >================================ >Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant >808-737-6499 http://webdna.net >================================ > > > > > > >############################################################# >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to > >Send administrative queries to ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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