From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
Cc: Berend de Boer <berend@pobox.com>, ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: \bTABLE and \eTABLE
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:43:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000922164315.01522100@pop.wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3lmwkwor9.fsf@coe.uga.edu>
At 09:16 AM 9/22/00 -0400, Ed L Cashin wrote:
>Berend de Boer <berend@pobox.com> writes:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Up to now every context `environment' used \start.. \stop...
>> \bTABLE..\eTABLE breaks with that tradition. My suggestion therefore is
>> to rename \bTABLE and \eTABLE to \startautotable and \stopautotable.
>>
>> What do people think? Above all, what does Hans think?
>
>Well, it reminds me of a thought I had when I first saw the bTABLE /
>eTABLE commands:
>
>I thought that we users were supposed to try to use mixed-case names
>for the commands that we make up so as to avoid clashes with context
>commands. So I was surprised to see a new mixed-case context command.
>
>I'm torn, though. Tables are so handy that I bet I would be grateful
>for the brevity of the new table syntax. I like the short commands.
>They are not only easier to type; they also make the table more easy
>to read in the source, since they don't get in the way.
Low level, all three table packages use UPPERCASE naming to ensure that no
conflicts arise.
\long\def\startautotable#1\stopautotable{\bTABLE#1\eTABLE}
how about the other \bTR \eTR ? I have to look into that, but berend as
well as you have a point.
Hans
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2000-09-22 12:14 ` Berend de Boer
2000-09-22 13:16 ` Ed L Cashin
2000-09-22 14:43 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
2000-09-22 16:40 ` Berend de Boer
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