I didn't say they strictly are, but that they can be (as with list-abs). alex
2011/2/16 Mathieu Bouchard <ma...@artengine.ca> > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Alexandre Porres wrote: > > > Btw-- the manual makes a distinction between> "abstractions" >> and "externs". >> >> But it shouldn't, right? I mean, it's not real in practice, for >> abstractions can be externals... >> > > Which definitions are you using ? > > I've never seen « abstractions are externals » nor anything that would > imply it. > > I tried introducing the word « class » in users' vocabulary, to include > both abstraction definitions and external definitions under a same word, and > using the word « object » to mean instances of either, but there is still > some resistance to using industry-standard vocabulary instead of whatever > the MAX manuals coughed up, for example. > > It would be good if you stated the definitions you use. It'd help me > understand how « abstractions are externals » can be a true statement. > > _______________________________________________________________________ > | Mathieu Bouchard ---- tél: +1.514.383.3801 ---- Villeray, Montréal, QC >
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