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| From | Carlos <carlos@cvkm.cz> |
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| Subject | Re: bind’ing loops |
| Date | Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:34:55 +0100 |
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[jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com>, 2017-11-20 04:26]
> Much PostScript code includes pieces resembling “/… {…} bind def”. Very
> standard.
>
> Rarely do I use “… {…} bind forall”, and likewise “… {…} bind repeat” and “…
> … … {…} bind for”. Is this just me? Are you folks all enthusiastic bind’ers
> of loops?
>
> Let’s be specific. Would you bind:
>
> true
> [ /showpage /setcolorspace /setcolorspace /setgray /setrgbcolor /sethsbcolor /setcmykcolor /setpattern /setcolor /image /imagemask ]
> {load type /operatortype ne {pop //false exit} if} forall
>
> ?
If I have a loop at top level, its body is almost never more complicated than
a couple of gsave/grestore, a call to a named proc that does the work, and
maybe a showpage. I don't bind them (but the proc that does the work is usually
bound, and, of course, therefore also the loop bodies in it).
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bind’ing loops jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2017-11-20 04:26 -0800
Re: bind’ing loops Carlos <carlos@cvkm.cz> - 2017-11-21 21:34 +0100
Re: bind’ing loops luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 16:39 -0800
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