Paul: Don't forget "add 1 to x". Yes, an assignment operator would be great, but that is a battle that goes back 25 years, along with several other things that really ought to change. When something new comes along but is not yet engrained in the culture, it's a lot easier to fix it.
Mark W.: Go to the Help menu in 6.1.1 (rc2), scroll down to Release Notes. On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Monte Goulding <mo...@sweattechnologies.com>wrote: > > On 08/08/2013, at 4:13 AM, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > > > Really? That was the best we could come up with? That. Is. Horrible. > > And. Must. Die. > > > > In what context in the English language would that even begin to make > sense? > > I've suggested it makes sense if you have multiple-personality disorder ;-) > > It's worthwhile reading the thread to get some perspective here. > > Here's a few options we've been throwing around: > - the scriptObject - a bit clunky but quite descriptive and works anywhere > - this behavior - also quite descriptive but only works inside a behavior > obviously (perhaps returning the same as me outside a behavior???) > - the behavior - possibly confusing when the behavior of me might return > something else > - this script - doesn't really make sense because what we want is an > object reference > - this me - was originally a joke but was implemented for the sake of > implementing something and to see if somebody came up with something better > > I don't think I've missed any. My favorites are still the scriptObject or > this behavior. Mark Waddingham picked this me for the sake of implementing > something. > > So... if you don't like it then come up with something better ;-) > > Cheers > > -- > Monte Goulding > > M E R Goulding - software development services > mergExt - There's an external for that! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
