Re: Two questions

[Karim Belabas <Karim.Belabas@math.u-psud.fr>]

* Jon Perry [2004-02-22 11:41]:
> 1. Do the powers-that-be at Pari HQ have any plans to implement a parser
> that evaluates 2x as 2*x?

No. Granted, it is cute and easy to implement, but

1) it is a bit of a hack: it would only work for immediate constants (like
the integer 2 above). No way to have a x --> a*x since it might equally well
refer to the variable 'ax'

2) it is a minor backward incompatibility: 2e curently stands for 2.e0, i.e
2.000000000

> 2. How about a feature that allows the Pari window to pop-up when a program
> has finished?

This is not possible in a window manager-independant way. I.e. a lot of effort
for a (IMHO) rather minor gain.

Cheers,

    Karim.
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