Manuel Ortega wrote:
> > Manuel Ortega wrote: > > > > > I very much hope that one thing will be changed. Currently '#' only > > starts > > > a comment when it's followed by a space, if I understand correctly. > > Please > > > make it instead behave like almost every other language that uses '#' as > > a > > > comment character, and *don't* require that it be followed by a space. > > > > > > The choice of '"' as the comment character in vimscript of course proved > > a > > > bit awkward, but forcing it to be '#<space>' rather than '#' is even > > worse > > > IMO. > > > > > > I note that if you look in the dictionary of comment characters found > > > inside the popular NerdCommenter plugin, there are exactly ZERO entries > > for > > > which '#<space>' is mandatory. There are five entries that indicate a > > > style preference for '#<space>' but allow '#'. And there are 134 entries > > > for which '#', with no following space, is a comment character. (For 125 > > > of these 134, that's the primary or sole comment character). > > > > > > If one of the goals of vim9script is to be more like what a user > > expects, > > > then '#' and not '#<space>' should be the comment-starter. > > > > Where do you read that there must be a space after the #? > > > Ah, it seems I misremembered the details. But my point remains pretty much > the same. I'd said it was unexpected for the comment char of vim9script to > be '#<space>'; it's at least as unexpected for it to be '<space>#', and > even more unexpected for it to be "'<space>#', unless it's the start of the > line". That makes things worse than the old way, not better. > > Otherwise it could be confused with an autoload script item. > > > Then the right thing to do would be to change the autoload syntax to not > use '#'. The main point of vim9script is to break backwards compatibility > to "fix" stuff, right? I would say having a normal and sensible > comment-char, after all these years of an awkward one, it more important > than keeping the autoload syntax the same. > > And it definitely doesn't behave more like other langs (which seems to be > one of vim9's goals). '#' in bash, ruby, etc. don't require a space > beforehand. There are ZERO entries in the aforementioned NerdCommenter > dictionary for '<space>#'. Although the shell accepts "anything#comment", I have seen many style guides that do require a space before the "#". And some companies require it (presubmit check). I can't think of an alternative for "#" that would work better. -- GALAHAD: No. Look, I can tackle this lot single-handed! GIRLS: Yes, yes, let him Tackle us single-handed! "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// \\\ \\\ sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/20220112202748.5EBC51C2175%40moolenaar.net.