On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 01:54:28PM +0100, C. Schalkwijk wrote: > What if I _want_ my text to indent?
then you can't use %=s how should the function know wether a space is there for indenting or not. it can't. > (I want my code to think for me, only when requested). but that's exactly what you are requestion when you use %=s it implies that you expect pike to handle the wrapping and formatting for you. > Sprintf should be a 'dumb' function and just apply the format I ask for, > nothing more. with %=s you are asking for a wordwrapped block without indenting. greetings, martin. -- cooperative communication with sTeam - caudium, pike, roxen and unix offering: programming, training and administration - anywhere in the world -- pike programmer working in new zealand community.gotpike.org unix system- iaeste.(tuwien.ac|or).at open-steam.org administrator caudium.org is.schon.org Martin Bähr http://www.iaeste.or.at/~mbaehr/