-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Russ Allbery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
->
-> Perl6 RFC Librarian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
->
-> > However, lack of C<\v> represents a special case for a C programmer to
-> > learn. C<\v> isn't used for anything else in double quoted
-> strings, nor
-> > is it used in regular expressions, so it won't require removal of an
-> > existing feature to add it. Currently a C<\v> in a double
-> quoted strings
-> > will be treated as C<v>, with a warning about unknown escape issued if
-> > warnings are in force.
->
-> > Vertical tab was also omitted from the range of characters considered
-> > whitespace by C<\s> in regular expressions.
->
-> Just out of curiosity, and I'm not objecting to this RFC, has anyone
-> reading this mailing list actually intentionally used a vertical tab for
-> something related to its supposed purpose in the past ten years?
I don't even know what a vertical tab is, it doesn't sound like anything
very useful.
