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Per Bothner scripsit: > (1) For string literals only, should we change the prefix from "&{" to > "`{" or "'{" or "#{"? The escape character would still be "&" (or "@" > if using a Scribbe syntax) - i.e. `{Hello &[name]!} No, we should keep "&{". > (2) Should we handle indentation implicitly using Scribble-style > rules, or use an explicit marker, such as "#|"? I prefer the explicit marker. The Scribble rules are problematic, especially (IIRC) in the presence of inherently variable-widht glyphs like Han characters or diacritics. > (3) Should we change to a Scribble-compatible syntax, using @foo{text} > insread of &foo{text}? I think this requires the changes in (1) and > (2) as well. No. Scribble syntax is for Scribble. -- First known example of political correctness: John Cowan After Nurhachi had united all the other http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Jurchen tribes under the leadership of the cowan@xxxxxxxx Manchus, his successor Abahai (1592-1643) issued an order that the name Jurchen should --S. Robert Ramsey, be banned, and from then on, they were all The Languages of China to be called Manchus.