[docs] docs - kwalsh modified ictags.sdf

Dan Browning docs@interchange.redhat.com
Fri May 31 12:16:01 2002


At 10:18 AM 5/31/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> > > User:      kwalsh
> > > Date:      2002-05-31 04:52:16 GMT
> > > Modified:  .        ictags.sdf
> > > Log:
> > >     * Added a description for the new [calc-no] tag.
> > >
> > >     * Added a description for the [tmp-no] tag while I was in there.
> > >
> > >     * Changed the note in in section 1 to read "This document covers
> > >       Interchange versions 4.7 through 4.9."
> > >
> > >     * Corrected a number of minor formatting errors.
> >
> > This *-no thingies seems to be a little bit inconsistent with the
> > names of other derived tags (seti, scratchd). IMHO calcn and tmpn
> > would be more appropriate. What do you think ?
>
>How about if [tmp] could (for now) be an alias to [tmpi], maybe [tmp] 
>could be phased out in a few versions. This would help avoid
>potential confusion. Same applies to [calc]. Maybe all of this group could 
>be in the form <tag>n and <tag>i which would make it
>clear which interpolates.
>
>Jonathan.

Definitely a good point!  Perhaps a global "ENABLE_4.8_STYLE_TMP" could be 
provided for backward compatibility.


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