Issue493243
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Created on 2001-12-14 10:22 by mwh, last changed 2022-04-10 16:04 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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ref5-2.diff | mwh, 2001-12-20 14:25 | another go. |
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msg8174 - (view) | Author: Michael Hudson (mwh) | Date: 2001-12-14 10:22 | |
Now they've been compiled <wink>, I notice that there are some warts in my docs for the *- and **-style call syntax. 1) the "argument_list" production is really, really confusing. there must be a better BNF-style way of saying that. I don't think vertically centering the production name against the production helps. 2) For some reason, where I say It is unusual for both keyword arguments and the "*expression"syntax to be used in the same call, so in practice this confusion does not arise. there's no space between `"*expression"' and `syntax'. I'd guess that this is because in the source, the \samp{} macro is the last thing on the line, but why that should lead to a missing space is beyond me -- more latex2html bugs? (just noticed the same thing a bit higher up too -- the "**expression"argument, if any No hurry with these. |
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msg8175 - (view) | Author: Fred Drake (fdrake) | Date: 2001-12-14 17:01 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=3066 Fixed table cell alignment in Doc/perl/python.perl revision 1.115. Fixed item 2: Worked around spaces problem in Doc/ref/ref5.tex 1.53 This bug remains open; I still need to address the basic problem in item 1 (confusing pseudo-EBNF). |
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msg8176 - (view) | Author: Michael Hudson (mwh) | Date: 2001-12-20 14:25 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=6656 Another problem with the pseudo-EBNF: it's wrong. Oops. It suggests that f(a, **b) isn't legal, for example. I've attached an attempt I think it right, but I'm not sure and haven't compiled it (& so don't know if it looks any less confusing than last time). |
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msg8177 - (view) | Author: Michael Hudson (mwh) | Date: 2002-06-14 14:09 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=6656 I'm going to check my fix in unless someone complains *real* soon. At least I know it compiles now, and I think it's an improvement. |
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msg8178 - (view) | Author: Fred Drake (fdrake) | Date: 2002-06-14 14:24 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=3066 Bumped priority; needs review. |
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msg8179 - (view) | Author: Fred Drake (fdrake) | Date: 2002-06-18 18:43 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=3066 1) Do you still see vertical centering of the production name? That should be aligned with the top of the definition text. I've played contortionist with that production in Doc/ref/ref5.tex revision 1.62. 2) That's not another bug, that's the one that keeps biting us. I'm not sure whether that's in latex2html itself or in my extension code for it. ;-( This has already been fixed on the trunk. I'm closing this, since I think we're ok now; feel free to re-open or file a new report if you think my changes aren't sufficient. |
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msg8180 - (view) | Author: Michael Hudson (mwh) | Date: 2002-06-19 10:25 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=6656 Sorry, you need to reread my comment of 2001-12-20: the problem with the pseudo-BNF as it stands is that it is WRONG! This is what my patch attempts to fix. The problems mentioned originally have been fixed -- perhaps I should have opened a new report. |
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msg8181 - (view) | Author: Fred Drake (fdrake) | Date: 2002-06-20 14:25 | |
Logged In: YES user_id=3066 Ok, I've fixed that with a different patch. Checked in as Doc/ref/ref5.tex revision 1.63. Thanks for your patience, and persistence! |
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Date | User | Action | Args |
2022-04-10 16:04:46 | admin | set | github: 35739 |
2001-12-14 10:22:49 | mwh | create |