-1 as last item problem

[Richard Gaskin]

Dennis Brown wrote:
> Bug# 976 complains about the problem as a bug --resolved as not a bug  
> due to compatibility with HyperCard
> Bug#1137 complains about the problem as a lack of proper  documentation 
> about the quirks of the language. --I voted for this also
> 
> It seems that nobody believes that this inconsistency is the desired  
> behavior, but because HyperCard did it this way, that is the final  
> answer. 

Well, it was the mother tongue, and it may confuse many more people and 
possibly break scripts if they changed it.

Personally my own preference is for the consistency you propose.  But 
before I vote for the bug I'd like to hear the rationale for HyperCard's 
behavior -- where's JK Calhoun when you need him?  I didn't always agree 
with his language recommendations but I did always respect the 
thoroughness of his thinking.

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  Richard Gaskin
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