cr and return

[erik hansen]

--- Dar Scott <dsc at swcp.com> wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 06:15 PM, erik
> hansen wrote:
> 
> > isn't a return a carriage return and...
> > a form feed? crIsReturn() in all cases?
> 
> The Revolution formFeed is the ASCII form feed
> and is distinct from the 
> others.
> The Revolution LF (new) is the ASCII line feed.
> 
> The Revolution CR is not the ASCII carriage
> return but is the same as 
> LF.
> The Revolution return is not the ASCII carriage
> return but is the same 
> as LF.
> 
> The Revolution tab is the same as the ASCII
> tab.
> The Revolution null (new) is the same as the
> ASCII null.
> 
> The Revolution CRLF is the same as the ASCII CR
> LF sequence, but the 
> first char is not the same as the Revolution
> CR.

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

notice how the "a"s give the illusion of
growing larger from left to right?
that has to be useful in UI design.
(the above "a" is like at or hat.)

> The most acceptable word for the line end in
> Revolution seems to be return.  

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh closure.

(this "ah" is like podner.)
be glad your language is not a creole.
on the other hand what other platform could
produce Chaucer and Shakespeare!

Some use CR because it is shorter. 
> The use of CR grates on my 
> nerves.  I use LF which bothers some others
> especially in contexts 
> where it is the Revolution line end and does
> not have a particular 
> ASCII function.
> 
> > function crIsReturn
> >    return (cr = return)
> > end crIsReturn
> 
> true

seriously, thanks, i am filing the subject.

Erik

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