- From: Fred L. Drake <fdrake@CNRI.Reston.VA.US>
- Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 08:41:38 -0500 (EST)
- To: Arnoud "Galactus" Engelfriet <galactus@htmlhelp.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Arnoud "Galactus" Engelfriet wrote: > This syntax is just derived from programming. gcc will typically > create references to functions named with the underscore before > the name of the function. It's probably similar to how Netscape > came up with the #RRGGBB syntax for colors. The "#rrggbb" syntax has long been used as a color-spec for X11. I don't know if it originated with the X Window System or not. -Fred -- Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake@cnri.reston.va.us Corporation for National Research Initiatives 1895 Preston White Drive Reston, VA 20191-5434
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