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Re: CHAT: ConScripts

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Sunday, July 9, 2006, 7:33
--- Yahya Abdal-Aziz <yahya@...> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> Alright, Gary, I guess I lied: I *do* have one > suggestion for improvement: _macros!_ Let the > user define #<name># as any legal command > string, where <name> is any string of ASCII char- > acters; then the glyph command would substitute > the macro string for every occurrence of the > macro #<name>#. You could hold the macro > definitions, just like the glyph command strings, > in a text file. Heck, it could be the *same* file - > just restrict legal macro names to [previously > defined (hence smaller)] glyph code numbers. > > "I'd like to see that!" > > Regards, > Yahya
That does sound like fun. As for IALs, I just can't get excited about the prospect because I think all such efforts are doomed to failure before they even get off the ground. But I have to admit, I really did enjoy using my pictographic language back in the days (1970's I think) when I was still fluent in it. It's sad how easily we forget things we don't use regularly. --gary