Hi, > So we should be careful that we don't > define something until we are sure what we ultimately want to define. So far, I have not heard anyone claim that the general rules I proposed are wrong, i.e., 1. Normal actual arguments have leading and trailing white space stripped off. 2. Exception: an escaped identifier at the end of an actual argument should keep a white space. That takes care of the simple case of escaped identifiers, not involving ``. Example: `define D(a,b) a+b `D(\coco , puffs) should give you \coco +puffs and not \coco+puffs There is a special case involving escaped identifiers around ``. That could be added subsequently as a special case which is really a question of how `` works. I don't see that it makes the general rules wrong. While it may be clear to everyone that white space is stripped off normal arguments, the behavior regarding escaped identifiers has not been universal, and therefore even the simple example I wrote above does not work in all tools (so I understood). If we will manage to specify a desirable behavior for the special cases before the deadline, great. That can be addition or a revision of the general rules. But let's at least the general rules passed, so that at least the simple cases will be guaranteed to work consistently in all tools. Shalom --------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Israel (74) Limited This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.Received on Sun Oct 28 02:34:13 2007
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