set rect of fld f1 of cd c1 of wd w1 to rect of fld f2 of cd c2 of wd w2

[Ken Ray]

On 8/26/05 6:02 AM, "Mark Waddingham" <36degrees at runrev.com> wrote:

> Indeed, the engine is a little too forgiving in places but there are
> actually two separate issues here - one related to tokenisation and one
> related to parsing.

Thanks for the clarification, Mark... it really helps me understand what's
going on.

> [ I'd also hope to convince people to stop using the shortened form of
> control type keywords over time but I fear that if I am too vocal about
> this I might run the risk of being pummeled with fruit ;o) ]

How about the opposite? Stop using the *long* form... it means less typing
and you get the same effect (see your subject line)...  (he said, dodging
fruit)   ;-)

> The motivation for giving this advice is a very pragmatic one: the
> tighter the syntax of Transcript becomes, the more powerful it can be in
> the future. The eventual result being a great reduction in the number of
> lines of code you need to write to solve a particular problem.

Agreed.

Thanks,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com