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

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

2009-10-18 Thread Ian Eslick
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). However they were broken