- From: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:25:13 -0800
- To: Michaeljohn Clement <mj@mjclement.com>
- CC: URI <uri@w3.org>
Michaeljohn Clement wrote:
> [snip]
> In the ABNF I find the 'operator' production to be confusingly named,
> especially since there is already an 'op' production.
>
> How about 'opexpr', which would also better match the prose.
>
I was thinking 'expression' might be appropriate
> I think the names "opt" and "neg" will be hard to remember and don't
> instantly convey what those operators do. Perhaps "ifdef" and "undef"?
> Those might be counterintuitive in regard to the empty-string behavior,
> but they seem at least easier to remember.
>
+1 on the point about "opt" and "neg". -1 on "ifdef" and "undef".
perhaps "if" and "not"?
{-if|/|foo}
{-not|/|foo}
> I'd rather see "append" changed to "suffix" as well, for consistency
> with "prefix".
>
+1
- James
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