From: Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs@...>
Date: 2000-10-13T22:09:10+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:5504] Re: 2 ideas from Haskell

On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Mark Slagell wrote:

> I have to disagree there: the =begin/=end scheme distinguishes comments
> from code easily from the interpreter's standpoint but not from the
> reader's (who has to look around for delimiters); it makes it a little

But then you have to look for a leading > or whatever, instead of a 
leading #.  I don't see the big advantage.  I suggest that what you want
would be best achieved by controlling the folding of a folding editor.
Such a tool could easily cope with +begin and =end delimiters.  Otherwise
use the syntax highlighting mode of your editor if it has it.  Getting
the coloured text out to paper is another matter, of course.

	Hugh
	hgs@dmu.ac.uk