Re: Number conversions (Was Re: My ideas for tooltips)

[Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com>]

Hans Hagen wrote:
> 
> I'l have a look at it. A few (quick) remarks:
> 
> -  is the commalist really needed?

I think so, yes. (the one in \converttoradix). The
macro \buildcommalist that is part of \convertfromradix has a badly
chosen name, it (currently) doesn't involve lists at all.

I intend to create a version without size limits, and that means
I need a way to process partial numbers safely.

Life would be a lot easier if TeX had a \remainder and a \modulo 
operation. This code looks a lot like assembly programming =)

> -  can we use etex expr to create a fully expandable alternative

Unlikely for \converttoradix, but maybe doable from \convertfromradix.

What *precisely* do you need?

> also:
> 
> -  i will encapsulate this into something \define

Wait for a while, there are still many many improvements possible.

-- 
groeten,

Taco