On Wednesday, 01/31/2007 at 03:02 EST, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember the uproar when IBM first introduced them (I think late in > SP5 or early VM/ESA; don't remember precise dates). I can use them, but > they aren't as effective for me as a good description. Maybe my brain's > wired differently. I've been accused of that often enough...8-).
RRTs are meant only to describe, not explain, the syntax of the command. The relationships, if any, among the various operands and options are left to the prose you so love. :-) It is far too difficult to visually convey the dependencies or orthogonality of the various options. Though as soon as z gets a 3d visor (3DV) and 'hand motion interpreter' (HMI) we might be able to do FILEDEF by using some of the recent breakthroughs in multidimensional visualization. (Hey - if the motherboards can have a dozen layers, why not syntax diagrams?) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
