Re: RfD: new double syntax

From	Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: RfD: new double syntax
Date	2016-07-03 22:00 +0100
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On 03/07/2016 15:56, Anton Ertl wrote:
> Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> writes:
>> On 02/07/2016 18:32, Anton Ertl wrote:
>>> Bernd Paysan suggested an alternative solution: Just make unprefixed
>>> doubles obsolescent (and eventually non-standard), but instead of
>>> adding a new prefix for doubles, just require one of the existing
>>> prefixes if you want to write a double.  I.e.,:
>>>
>>> 1.  \ proposed obsolescent, eventually non-standard
>>> #1. \ double
>>> $1. \ double
>>> %1. \ double
>>
>> How would a double integer be entered in a base without a prefix?
>
> With something like
>
> 0. s" kf3s7" >number 2drop
>
> I think these cases are so rare that such a fallback is good enough
> despite its cumbersomeness.

You are surely joking, that has to be one of the the worst workarounds 
I've seen. Even if it is rare we ought to have consistency for inputting 
doubles whatever the value of BASE. Anyway shouldn't 0. have a prefix in 
your example?

>
> Or, once we have user-defined recognizers, make this a little less
> cumbersome by defining a user-defined recognizer for double of the
> desired base, or for doubles of the current BASE (maybe using the "*1"
> syntax, or maybe using something else).
>

-- 
Gerry

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RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-01 17:18 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-01 11:45 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 14:46 -0400
  Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 11:47 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:54 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax mhx@iae.nl - 2016-07-01 11:48 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:52 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-01 09:10 -1000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-01 19:10 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-02 06:23 +0000
  RfD: new double syntax krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-07-01 20:54 -0700
    RfD: new double syntax krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-07-01 21:18 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-01 22:26 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-02 22:32 +0000
          Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 01:16 -0400
            Re: RfD: new double syntax Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 08:34 +0300
              Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 03:00 -0400
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 10:20 +0300
                Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 08:29 +0000
            Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-02 23:10 -0700
              Re: RfD: new double syntax Raimond Dragomir <raimond.dragomir@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 23:20 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 03:02 -0400
      Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:20 +0000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:11 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-07-02 00:26 -0700
    Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-01 22:22 -1000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-07-02 22:02 +1000
        Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-02 11:19 -1000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 14:02 +0000
  Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-02 04:03 -0500
    Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 13:44 +0000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-02 07:38 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-02 07:42 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-02 22:44 +0000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-02 09:58 -0500
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-02 11:32 -1000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-03 00:27 +0000
      Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-04 08:05 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 03:50 -0500
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 03:53 -0500
  Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-02 17:32 +0000
    Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 10:52 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-07-02 13:03 -0700
      Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 15:02 +0000
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 11:18 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2016-07-03 21:19 +0200
    Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-07-03 11:36 +0100
      Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 06:58 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 14:21 +0000
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 07:55 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-03 08:08 -0700
            Dealing with multiple recognizers (was: RfD: new double syntax) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 15:13 +0000
              Re: Dealing with multiple recognizers (was: RfD: new double syntax) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-03 09:57 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 01:12 -0400
            Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 07:56 -0700
              Re: RfD: new double syntax rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 11:18 -0400
        Re: RfD: new double syntax JennyB <jennybrien@googlemail.com> - 2016-07-03 08:15 -0700
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-03 12:42 -0500
          Re: RfD: new double syntax "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-03 09:32 -1000
            Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-04 07:34 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 10:35 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 09:00 -0700
            Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-04 09:51 -0700
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 11:20 -0500
            Re: RfD: new double syntax Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-07-06 04:08 -0700
              Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-06 06:24 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Alex McDonald <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-07-06 12:38 +0100
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-06 06:46 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-07-06 13:37 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-07 03:28 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-08-04 23:59 +0000
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-08-04 19:26 -0500
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-04 17:34 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-05 02:57 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-05 13:15 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-06 01:56 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-07 17:22 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-08 04:56 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-08 08:50 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-08 12:26 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-08 15:41 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax mhx@iae.nl - 2016-08-08 23:06 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-09 00:57 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-09 03:05 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-08-10 01:46 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-10 19:07 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2016-08-11 05:24 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax josv@planet.nl - 2016-08-06 04:50 -0700
                Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-08-05 12:01 -0500
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-04 08:51 -0500
          Re: RfD: new double syntax Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-07-04 04:03 -0500
      Re: RfD: new double syntax anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-07-03 14:56 +0000
        Re: RfD: new double syntax Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-07-03 22:00 +0100

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