And to add another pedantic log to the fire... :) Quoted from dictionary.com because it's easier than looking it up in a real text: ------------------- et al
adv 1: used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masc. plural) or `et aliae' (fem. plural) or `et alia' (neut. plural) when referring to a number of people [syn: et al., and others] 2: used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text [syn: et al., and elsewhere] -------------------- I think the second one fits. I always fidget about the missing period personally, but I'm working through those issues. ;) -Paul Micael wrote: > > Sigh! I cannot stand bad grammar, so once again I must remind my nerd > friends that "et al" strictly applies to people, and that an ActionForward, > while dear to my heart, is just not a person. LOL! I hope you take this > as interesting and new knowledge and not as a pain in the patoosh. Bye 'd bye! > > At 08:40 PM 8/12/2003 +0100, Peter A. Pilgrim wrote: > >David Graham wrote: > >>--- "PILGRIM, Peter, FM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>>--//-- > >>> > >>> > >>>>I chose my words carefully when I said "ActionContext interface". I > >>>>*think* we can all agree that if we added this it should be an interface > >>>>:-). > >>> > >>>--////-- > >>> > >>>Why would want the ActionContext to be an interface? > >> > >>Well, ServletContext is an interface and it makes sense for this to be an > >>interface rather than an unnecessarily limiting base class. > > > >--//-- > > > >I presume that there would be default implementation , then. > >What I am getting at here, this default implementation > >could be extended by normal web application developers, > >say to add in security profile information. > > > >Non-trival web application, say framework developers like myself, > >would write implementation of the interface. In Expresso > >there are two contextes ( ControllerRequest and ControllerResponse) > >abstractions of the web servlet request and servlet response. > >We can write controller that run outside of the web app environment. > >I think this is where you are going with the ActionContext interface. > > > >If the interface was supposed to be environment free what would > >this interface be? > > > >-- > >Peter Pilgrim > > __ _____ _____ _____ > > / //__ // ___// ___/ + Serverside Java > > / /___/ // /__ / /__ + Struts > > / // ___// ___// ___/ + Expresso Committer > > __/ // /__ / /__ / /__ + Independent Contractor > > /___//____//____//____/ + Intrinsic Motivation > >On Line Resume > > || > > \\===> `` http://www.xenonsoft.demon.co.uk/no-it-striker.html '' > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > LEGAL NOTICE > > This electronic mail transmission and any accompanying documents contain > information belonging to the sender which may be confidential and legally > privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the > individual or entity to whom this electronic mail transmission was sent as > indicated above. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of the > information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this transmission in error, please delete the message. Thank > you > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]