S05 mentions the magic <after> pattern in two locations, but I cannot
find a specification of the interaction between <after> and the
ratcheting {rule/token} status.
Specifically, is
token {
... <?after x >
}
going to match the same pattern as
rule {
... <?after x >
}
??
I ask because (I just did it, and) with rules encouraging the liberal
use of whitespace, and implicitly generating <.ws> matches, something like:
rule {
X <?after X>
}
will insert a <.ws> before the <?after>, which the after-block should
then be aware of.
So, I suppose the question is, does <?after> always behave a certain
way, ratchet-wise, and if so what is it? Or does it take its mode from
the surrounding context, or something else?
=Austin
