>>>>> "AT" == Adam Turoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:


  AT> I can't think of any builtins that use _, but it's going to be 
  AT> exposed by use english, so perhaps that qualifies it.  I'm 
  AT> on the fence though. If it's going to be *_writeable, is_writable()
  AT> looks better.  It is tom's original proposal, after all.

fine with me. but i like f_ (or plain f) better as is_ doesn't work well
with access/modified etc. using f/F is more consistant and marks them as
file tests.

  AT> Patches welcome for f/F.

that was about the execable part, not the f/F

  AT> No, I chose execable intentionally.  Probably change it to executable
  AT> in v3 anyway.

who gave you permission to invent new words? :)

uri

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