On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 03:32:53PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote: > It's not in Stroustrup; but I can't see any such details about data > size there. *sigh* Portability is not obtained by making 'int' > represent 'a convenient size': rather, portability is obtained by > knowing exactly how many bits you have to play with on any system...
But that's not our decision ;-} > > So having "int" would be fine? > > That is my belief. Although, when you care about these things, I've > always thought a naming scheme like u32int is better style. I would it call lyx::texlen_type or something like that. I'll leave the doubles in for a while. They are (mis-)used to represent percentages of \textwidth etc currently, too... Andre' -- André Pönitz .............................................. [EMAIL PROTECTED]