You are correct:) Thanks for your kind words.
JB Doriano Blengino wrote: > > jbskaggs ha scritto: >> Thank you, >> >> I shall search more. One of the problems I find is that many of the >> terms >> have multiple meanings for example their meaning in mathmetics does not >> always equal the definition in gambas or basic and basic terms do not >> always >> match >> terms in other langauges so that finding meanings in wiki or google makes >> it >> hard- especially when I dont know which one applies. >> >> >> A good example: >> >> I was trying to find a command that changed the position in the order >> that >> components were drawn-I found that the command .raise did that- but I had >> previously thought the command raise meant to "raise the event flag". >> >> English is not the best language to program in- or speak for that matter >> because the words have so many different meanings in different contexts. >> It >> wasn't until I learned a little Greek in bible college how imprecise >> English is unfortunately it is the only language I speak with any >> understanding. >> > Uhm... I don't like English, just like you, but perhaps you are too much > critic. There are very precise words in English too, and "Raise" is one > of them. If you put a control on the top of another, then you are > effectively raising it; the fact in gambas RAISE has also another > meaning is not an English fault (and nor a gambas one: think at raising > an event like to throw it in the air, waiting for someone else to catch > it. This figurates what the things actually are). > > Don't be in a hurry - take your time and you will discover, day after > day, that for programming english is as good as many other languages, > and in this very moment English is the mean by which you and me > communicate. > > If you have questions about gambas, try to post: someone will reply and > clarify things. > > Regards and cheers, > Doriano > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. > Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/In-Plain-English--A-definition-of-the-Datatypes-please--tp22983213p23035746.html Sent from the gambas-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user