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Re: Non-linear full-2d writing (again)

From:Jefferson Wilson <jeffwilson63@...>
Date:Saturday, January 28, 2006, 20:38
Sai Emrys wrote:
> On 1/25/06, Yahya Abdal-Aziz <yahya@...> wrote: > >>1. Thanks for trying to explain your notion of "non-linear", and how it >>differs from simply "not presented along a straight line". If I might >>summarise, I think your meaning of "non-linear" is what I would call >>"non-sequential". So we're really talking about basic internal structure >>here, rather than (primarily) about representation. > > Two good tests are branching factor and recursivity. If it can't to > both to arbitrary degrees, it's not what I'm talking about.
What do you mean by "arbitrary degree?" If all symbols are the same size you're more-or-less restricted to six branches from a single symbol. -- Jefferson http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/myths/