Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Benjamin Franksen wrote: Hi, I often run into the following issue: I want to write a list of lengthy items like this mylist = [ quite_lengthy_list_item_number_one, quite_lengthy_list_item_number_two, quite_lengthy_list_item_number_three ] http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/List_notation ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
On 29/03/07, Greg Buchholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something out of Unicode? ≬⊳⌁⋆☕⚡‣‸‡⁏•△▴◆◇◊◬◢◮♘♣♲♪◖▻▿轢 There should be a good candidate for a rational arrow notation in there! I always found the a - b - c syntax a bit disturbing. :-) D. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
On 2007 Mar 29, at 12:26 AM, Nicolas Frisby wrote: I don't think that aName = [ x , y , z ] can be beat for adaptability (i.e. adding/removing/reorganizing results or _especially_ renaming the declaration). Doesn't do so hot regarding vertical space though... IMHO (just as IYHO above), this cannot be beat: aName = [ x , y , z , ] is perfect. though there are many variations on where 'x ,' is placed relative to the opening square bracket. But... it requires that trailing commas be treated uniformly in the syntax, which they aren't right now. (The above would be legal Python code, so yes, my claim is hypothetical only its application to Haskell.) --Doug ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
Something out of Unicode? ≬⊳⌁⋆☕⚡‣‸‡⁏•△▴◆◇◊◬◢◮♘♣♲♪◖▻▿轢 Greg Buchholz Why not Braille alphabet? These guys at least don't complain;-) ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
RE: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Philips On 2007 Mar 29, at 12:26 AM, Nicolas Frisby wrote: I don't think that aName = [ x , y , z ] can be beat for adaptability IMHO (just as IYHO above), this cannot be beat: aName = [ x , y , z , ] is perfect. though there are many variations on where 'x ,' is placed relative to the opening square bracket. While we're on the my-syntax-is-better-n-yours wagon... this works in Haskell *now*, without any changes to language syntax: aName = x : y : z : [] (now, who do I credit for that? I forget...) Alistair * Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message, and any attachments, may contain confidential and/or privileged material. It is intended solely for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. * ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
mylist = [ foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, foo, bar, baz, qux ] Good direction. Perhaps you can also figure out how to replace the disturbing $ operator? -Andrzej ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
Perhaps you can also figure out how to replace the disturbing $ operator? Why is it disturbing? It is not that I am short on dollar or Eurofobic;-) It introduces sort of daub aesthetics to the code. Also for someone that puts strong emphases on notation signs should have some semiotic responsibility and shouldn't shout at you without having sufficient prominence. I wouldn't use this arguments with Perl programmers of course. Cheers -Andrzej ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 10:21:08PM +0200, Benjamin Franksen wrote: Hi, I often run into the following issue: I want to write a list of lengthy items like this mylist = [ quite_lengthy_list_item_number_one, quite_lengthy_list_item_number_two, quite_lengthy_list_item_number_three ] With the current layout rules this is a parse error (at the closing bracket). Normally I avoid this by indenting everything one level more as in mylist = [ quite_lengthy_list_item_number_one, quite_lengthy_list_item_number_two, quite_lengthy_list_item_number_three ] but I think this is a little ugly. Same issue comes up with parenthesized do-blocks, I would like to write when (condition met) (do first thing second thing ) So my wish is for a revised layout rule that allows closing brackets (of all sorts: ']', ')', '}') to be on the same indent level as the start of the definition/expression that contains the corresponding opening bracket. this would be fairly simple by adding a rule to the parser grammer like so list := '[' item* ';'? ']' as in, allow an optional semicolon before any bracketing closing token. as for the other example, I tend to do when (condition met) $ do first thing second thing though, the semicolon thing above would allow the layout you want too. John -- John Meacham - ⑆repetae.net⑆john⑈ ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
Andrzej Jaworski wrote: Good direction. Perhaps you can also figure out how to replace the disturbing $ operator? Something out of Unicode? ≬⊳⌁⋆☕⚡‣‸‡⁏•△▴◆◇◊◬◢◮♘♣♲♪◖▻▿轢 Greg Buchholz ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
David House wrote: I see this a lot. My personal preference is: mylist = [ foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, foo, bar, baz, qux ] Or, mylist = [foo, bar , baz, qux, quux, foo, bar, baz , qux] ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] A wish for relaxed layout syntax
I don't think that aName = [ x , y , z ] can be beat for adaptability (i.e. adding/removing/reorganizing results or _especially_ renaming the declaration). Doesn't do so hot regarding vertical space though... On 3/28/07, Greg Buchholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David House wrote: I see this a lot. My personal preference is: mylist = [ foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, foo, bar, baz, qux ] Or, mylist = [foo, bar , baz, qux, quux, foo, bar, baz , qux] ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
