Re: Another query
On 2013-06-10 19:24:52 -0400, Ned Nedialkov wrote:
> On 2013-06-10, at 9:39 AM, John Pryce <j.d.pryce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > It needs to be a syntax that is easy to parse at the head of an
> > input stream. Most likely seem:
> > - Ordered pair in parentheses like ([2, 3], def) or (<22/7+-0.001>, trv)
> > - A character such as ! used as a connective, like [2, 3]!def or
> > <22/7+-0.001>!trv
>
> Would it be reasonable to leave this to the user? As far as I can
> convert a string to an interval, I can write my own code to read two
> decimal string and a string representing a decoration.
> Of course, having a uniform format would be helpful, but at the same
> time, would be nice to keep the standard as minimalistic as
> possible.
I agree. In particular, we are not sure that the above is the best
choice. I suggest to give that as an example. If need be and/or if
a common practice appears, this could be standardized in a revision.
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