From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-07-11T21:00:14+09:00
Subject: Re: what about allowing to specify, which end belongs to which   start?

On 11.07.2010 13:37, Jan Lelis wrote:
> Thank you for all the opinions :)
>
> Robert wrote:
>> endclass
>> endmodule
>> enddef
>> endbegin
>> endif
>> endunless
>> endwhile
>> enduntil
>> endfor
>> enddo
>> endcase
>>
>> Did I miss one?
>>
>> Each of those would be then alternatively allowed to "end", so you
> could
>> write
>>
>> begin
>>     if foo
>>     else
>>       case x
>>       when y
>>       when z
>>       endcase
>>     end
>> endbegin
>>
>> I still don't like it.
>>
>
> I agree, that does not look good. But with a little punctation, it
> becomes more readable:

... and much less typeable on my keyboard (German).

> begin
>     if foo
>     else
>       case x
>       when y
>       when z
>       end~case
>     end
> end~begin
>
> Also compare the readability of the whole list with the token version:
>
> end~class
> end~module
> end~def
> end~begin
> end~if
> end~unless
> end~while
> end~until
> end~for
> end~do
> end~case
>
> The token version might be easier to implement, but I think, it is not
> satisfying.

The whole concept is dissatisfying to me. :-)

Kind regards

	robert

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