[REBOL] Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(6)

2000-08-21 Thread bhandley
> how about? > 1to10 > -1to-10 > .1to.10 > > Is using n"to"n that different from using n"x"n for pairs? It is immediately > obvious that it is a range, ( in English at least). > > Other ideas? "to" could be exclusive and "thru" inclusive like parse. Don't know what you do about the range start th

[REBOL] Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(6)

2000-08-21 Thread Al . Bri
AllenK wrote: > I like the use of "-" but I feel it will cause confusion if a negative is used in the range. > > -1--10 Actually, the lesser value should be first. So this should be: -10--1 It does look a bit odd for negative numbers. Perhaps both ".." and "-" could be allowed? Then

[REBOL] Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(6)

2000-08-20 Thread gschwarz
The "to" has won me. Greg - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 16:37 Subject: [REBOL] Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(5) > Hi Andrew, > > I like the use of "-" but I feel it will cause confusion if a negative is >