On 10/30/07, Joel B. Mohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried to break the singular interface with an '_' in my patched version and > could not do so. It also seems that the singular language itself allows > underscores. I realize that the argument isn't so much about singular as > some language that didn't allow '_' (for some value of 'some'). I do know > that mathematica treats '_' specially (which really annoyed me back when I > used mathematica). > > Anyhow, I guess my rock bottom question is whether this design restraint could > be reconsidered? I'd be much happier to see some concrete systems that it > breaks that we need (and mathematica doesn't count in my mind since it > doesn't come with sage). We certainly should be consistent between symbolic > variable names and generators (which we aren't now).
I'm with you. I'm OK with making the change you suggest, so long as it doesn't break the interface with Singular. Like you, I'm not too concerned about mathematica compatibility in this respect. -- William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
