Re: [elephant-devel] What to use, what not to use...

2009-10-19 Thread Ian Eslick
This will need some cleaning up, and I'm sure you'll have questions. Derived index: = To compute an index value derived from the current values of an instance, simply define a special slot with the argument :derived-fn. The derived-fn is a function name or form th

Re: [elephant-devel] What to use, what not to use...

2009-10-19 Thread Alain Picard
Ian Eslick writes: > Association slots were added recently and have not been fully tested. > They should be considered in beta. > > If I send you a short description in the next few days will you > volunteer to update the docs? :) Possibly, but I can't make promises. I might have a couple

Re: [elephant-devel] What to use, what not to use...

2009-10-19 Thread Leslie P. Polzer
Alain Picard wrote: > [Sorry to be pestering the group, but I imagine this is the sort > of puzzling out that has to occur when someone starts to use a > library "in anger". Thanks for your patience.] Feel free to ask more, right now it's quiet around here anyway. ;) Leslie -- http://www.l

Re: [elephant-devel] What to use, what not to use...

2009-10-19 Thread Leslie P. Polzer
Ian Eslick wrote: > Derived index slots have been around for quite some time (before 0.5 > and 0.6 at least). I'm surprised coverage of them isn't in the > manual. The interface changed a few years ago (they are now defined > in the slot defs and not subject to dynamic addition/removal). > Howev