>>>>> "RF" == Ryan Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RF> Bleh. You learn something new every day. But, if anything, I'd say RF> that's a glaring bug and not a feature. translations are supposed to RF> replace one character with another. If no character is specified, the RF> most intuitive thing to happen is an omission. What happens now is RF> incredibly counter-intuitive. rtfm. to do what you want use the /d modifier. this allows for simple counts as well. a useful and used side effect. not obscure at all and fully documented. the right side is a copy of the left side if it is not specified. that is also a useful feature and documented. i wouldn't call them counter intuitive as they are clearly documented and make it more flexible than your single use approach would. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com -- Stem is an Open Source Network Development Toolkit and Application Suite - ----- Stem and Perl Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding ---- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
