It all needs a little context to set it off. Do you explain that the
'.' is a joining thing?
What 'text'? Letters? A page?
The 'value/meaning' of all words are context driven, so either start
with an assumption or create one.
text->me
Cheers,
Luis.
On 12 Dec 2008, at 12:11, Phil Jimmieson wrote:
Maybe we need a synonym for "the ... of me" - how about something
like "my"?
put my text into xx
set my hilite to true
etc.
On 12 Dec 2008, at 12:08, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
Señor diablo,
The child in me agrees; and I was always better at math than reading.
Joe Wilkins
On Dec 12, 2008, at 3:52 AM, Dave Cragg wrote:
On 12 Dec 2008, at 00:48, Judy Perry wrote:
I just want to show people
that you can do things easier -- and certainly easier for a
child -- in Rev
than in all those other languages being suggested.
I'll play Devil's Advocate.
There seems to be some assumptions about what is easier for a
child. One of these assumptions is that a "simple English-like
syntax" is simpler than other kinds of syntax. I wonder if that
is not an adult prejudice.
Compare these two ways of representing properties:
the text of me
me.text
I'd argue that the second is more visually representative of what
we are trying to express. The dot becomes a "joining symbol"
which is more easily remembered than the strange syntax of space
+ of + space. And what on earth is "the" all about?
Perhaps I'm saying that Rev is a great language for old people to
take up. :-)
Cheers
Dave
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