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On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 04:56:34PM -0800, Jan Dubois wrote: > But there is a very valid reason for allowing newline after a C<< Yes - I noted precisely that very same reason later in the same message (or maybe it was the very next one). I know that is a possibly common occurrence. Its not enough to convince me that the newline must be allowed however (even though I know it can happen - and that it would likely happen to me at least as much if not more than anyone else). > I hope you'll find the tuits to allow newlines after C<< :-) Its not the tuits that are my biggest concern, its the readability (plain-ness) and also implementation performance. I know for certain it will affect performance no matter how I implement it, because I can't munge the newlines, and I need to count them. I also think one can make a very good argument that its less plain to allow them in that particular spot (though I can see the other argument too). That doesn't mean I'm claiming it shouldn't allow the newlines, nor am I refusing to do it. But before I do spend the tuits, I want everyone to fully appreciate the pros and cons of it, and then come to an p5p sanctioned decision before I work on it for a couple hours. -- Brad Appleton <bradapp@enteract.com> http://www.enteract.com/~bradapp/ "And miles to go before I sleep." -- Robert FrostThread Previous | Thread Next