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RE: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/'
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/' |
Date: |
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:18:05 -0700 |
> > I really have not followed this thread, but, viewed from 3000 m, it
> > sounds as if different people have different preferences. Couldn't
> > Emacs just offer a few precedence options, so users could choose the
> > behavior they want? (Then, of course, you could argue over the
> > default value ;-).)
>
> Personal preference options for a _language_ don't make much sense.
> They would keep programs from working everywhere.
Well, I won't argue - as I said, I haven't followed the discussion closely.
But I did think this was about preferences for entering (typing) arithmetic
expressions. I see no reason that a calculator couldn't let users choose
different precedence rules for entering expressions, or even let users
switch between infix and reverse Polish notation, or,... I wouldn't be
surprised if some calculators let you do that, but I'm no expert on this.
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', (continued)
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Davis Herring, 2007/04/26
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Jay Belanger, 2007/04/17
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Daniel Brockman, 2007/04/18
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Christian Schlauer, 2007/04/22
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Daniel Brockman, 2007/04/26
- RE: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Drew Adams, 2007/04/19
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', David Kastrup, 2007/04/19
- RE: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/',
Drew Adams <=
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', David Kastrup, 2007/04/19
- Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Richard Stallman, 2007/04/16
Re: Calc: `*' binds more strongly than `/', Randal L. Schwartz, 2007/04/17