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<p><tt>xotcl-bounces@alice.wu-wien.ac.at wrote on 03/21/2006 02:28:15 AM:<br>
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> i do not like the &-suggestions for the xotcl-core, since it looks<br>
> like an operator, not like a name. The &-operator is not<br>
> about fully qualifying a name, but about providing a reference<br>
> in general.<br>
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<tt>What's the difference (in tcl) between a name and an operator or a name and a reference? </tt><br>
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<tt>I'm not being sarcastic, you're making a distinction I don't see. The problem here is needing an external reference to an XOTcl member. In Tcl, that means you need the name of the variable. </tt><br>
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> i get the impression that adding these cmds/methods do not reduce<br>
> significantly the clarity. myvar/myvarname makes sense for the<br>
> snitters.<br>
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<tt>While that may be true for an experienced user, as a new user trying to use XOTcl I find the way XOTcl uses namespaces (created on demand) to be pretty confusing. Anything that keeps me from needing to understand that is a good thing. And leaving aside the new user issue, having a documented access mechanism for clients instead of knowledge of the implementation seems like a good thing.</tt><br>
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<tt>Just my opinion.</tt><br>
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<tt> Scott</tt></body></html>