Apo2: \Q ambiguity

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From:

Richard Proctor

Date:

May 4, 2001 10:30

Subject:

Apo2: \Q ambiguity

Message ID:

Marcel-1.53-0504172921-b49Rr9i@waveney.demon.co.uk

In Apocalypse 2, \Q is being used for two things, and I believe this may be
ambiguious.

It has the current \Quote meaning admitibly \Q{oute} it is also being
proposed for a null token disambiguate context.  As in $foo\Q[bar].

But if it is spliting $foo and {this is in curlies} this will be taken as
\Quoting the content of the curlies.

I think that \Q for quoting and \Q for a null token should be different.
And given that the null token is new this is what should use something new.

It may also be a good idea to allow alternative brackets in \Q{...} in
much the same way as one can use different symbols for s///.  If what you
are quoting uses curlies, one might choose angle brackets, or square 
brackets.

Richard

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Richard@waveney.org

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