Ian Hulin <i...@hulin.org.uk> writes: > On 29/12/11 11:13, lilyp...@googlecode.com wrote: >> >> Comment #6 on issue 2149 by m...@apollinemike.com: Patch: Creates >> non-negative-integer? predicate. >> http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2149 >> >> I'll change it to whatever people think would be easiest - I really >> have no preference, but I do think it's important to have a >> user-friendly predicate if LilyPond is to use the box-integral >> method to create vertical skylines for other objects. > Why not call it /positive-integer?/ and state in the docstring it defines > any integer i where i >= 0 as positive. > Or if you want to stick to Guiles /positive?/, maybe use > /positive-integer-or-zero?/. > > Predicate names seem to work better if they describe what they're > testing for rather than what's being avoided. > <Bad pun alert> > It's better of they're positive . . . > </Bad pun alert>
Really, I would just use "count?" here and save "a positive integer or zero" for the documentation string. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
