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Re: Unicode in C Sources

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Subject Re: Unicode in C Sources
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Manfred <noname@add.invalid> writes:

> [Assuming glyph confusion is avoided,] I find the possibility of
> some symbol (greek) letters in math code somewhat attractive.

Is it important to have even more one-character identifiers?
Rather than use greek characters just spell them out in regular
letters:  alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta,
iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omikron, pi, rho, sigma, tau,
upsilon, phi, chi, psi, or omega.

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Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-01 17:12 +0000
  Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-01 17:37 +0000
    Re: Unicode in C Sources Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2020-02-01 20:43 +0300
      Re: Unicode in C Sources Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-02-01 10:57 -0800
        Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 16:58 +0100
          Re: Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-02 17:05 +0000
            Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 19:52 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-02 19:20 +0000
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-02-03 12:38 +0000
              Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 09:16 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 15:32 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-02-03 09:01 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-02-03 21:15 +0000
              Re: Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-04 02:06 +0000
              Re: Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-04 02:19 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-04 02:50 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-04 08:16 +0100
    Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-01 18:10 +0000
      Re: Unicode in C Sources Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-02-01 15:19 -0500
        Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <invalid@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 00:13 +0100
          Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <invalid@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 00:46 +0100
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-02 00:24 +0000
          Re: Unicode in C Sources Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-02-02 08:14 -0500
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 17:59 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 14:44 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 21:49 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 16:58 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-03 15:33 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-03 15:38 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 10:25 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-03 19:11 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 15:59 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-04 16:51 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-04 16:05 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-02-19 12:17 -0800
      Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 17:09 +0100
        Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 14:46 -0500
          Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 21:39 +0100
            Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 17:07 -0500
              Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 13:12 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-03 16:46 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-03 16:47 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 13:36 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 23:56 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 13:06 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 22:25 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 13:29 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-02-19 12:30 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-19 14:19 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-04-02 07:50 -0700
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-04-02 08:16 -0700
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-03 22:33 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 23:05 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 23:10 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-04 18:05 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-04 09:38 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-04 18:46 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-04 16:07 -0500
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-02 14:54 -0800
      Re: Unicode in C Sources Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-02-03 15:10 -0800
  Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-03 07:47 +0100
    Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 14:00 +0100
      Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-03 16:45 +0100
        Re: Unicode in C Sources Guillaume <message@bottle.org> - 2020-02-03 17:54 +0100
        Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 22:36 +0100
          Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-04 16:33 +0100
            Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-04 16:45 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-04 13:02 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-04 23:18 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 11:07 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-05 14:49 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-02-16 06:23 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 10:54 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-05 14:51 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-05 14:03 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 16:31 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-05 15:59 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-02-05 16:02 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-05 16:59 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-05 18:02 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-05 19:37 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-05 19:37 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-05 21:02 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2020-02-06 10:34 +1300
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-05 23:10 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-06 13:53 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-06 13:26 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-02-06 07:27 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-05 23:03 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Mikko Rauhala <mjr@iki.fi> - 2020-02-06 10:46 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 21:47 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-05 22:50 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-02-07 00:25 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-07 02:07 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 16:26 +0100
      Re: Unicode in C Sources antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2020-04-18 03:58 +0000

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