Re: [WebDNA] Capitalize surprise
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2012
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 110013
interpreted = N
texte = At this point, it doesn't matter how anyone thinks it "should" work or = how it works in any other programming language, and it's not worth = arguing. In WebDNA, [capitalize] means exactly what it does and what it = has done for the past 15 years. Changing what [capitalize] does now will break existing code. If you want something that behaves differently, write a function. My 2=A2. Brian On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Christer Olsson
= wrote: > 12 dec 2012 kl. 21:40 skrev Michael Davis : >=20 >> On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Christer Olsson = wrote: >>=20 >>> Capitalizing means first letter uppercase and the rest of the = letters lowercase. Sorry, but that's the way it is. >>=20 >> Where does it mean this? =46rom what source do you derive this = theory? Can you point to authoritative documentation, such as the = dictionary, as this is clearly a terminology based in grammar, not = programming. I have searched through several dictionaries and googled = the heck out of it and have found no evidence of any such rule. There = is simply no rule that I can find that if the first letter of a word is = a capital letter, the rest must be lower case. Please enlighten me. >> To capitalize the words "dennis deYoung" your way would be silly. = [capitalize]dennis deYoung[/capitalize] =3D Dennis Deyoung. >> So [capitalize][/capitalize] is equivalent to = [capitalize][lowercase][/lowercase][/capitalize]. >> [capitalize] has redundant functionality that can be accomplished = with another tag, [lowercase]. >> Because of this, it's overly complicated, if not impossible, to = properly capitalize the example above. >=20 > As I said in my original reply to Ken: it's the way it works in every = programming language I know, and I see no reason why WebDNA should work = differently in this aspect. That doesn't mean I don't see a use for a = function working like to would like it to work. >=20 > Best, > Christer
Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:
At this point, it doesn't matter how anyone thinks it "should" work or = how it works in any other programming language, and it's not worth = arguing. In WebDNA, [capitalize] means exactly what it does and what it = has done for the past 15 years. Changing what [capitalize] does now will break existing code. If you want something that behaves differently, write a function. My 2=A2. Brian On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Christer Olsson = wrote: > 12 dec 2012 kl. 21:40 skrev Michael Davis : >=20 >> On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Christer Olsson = wrote: >>=20 >>> Capitalizing means first letter uppercase and the rest of the = letters lowercase. Sorry, but that's the way it is. >>=20 >> Where does it mean this? =46rom what source do you derive this = theory? Can you point to authoritative documentation, such as the = dictionary, as this is clearly a terminology based in grammar, not = programming. I have searched through several dictionaries and googled = the heck out of it and have found no evidence of any such rule. There = is simply no rule that I can find that if the first letter of a word is = a capital letter, the rest must be lower case. Please enlighten me. >> To capitalize the words "dennis deYoung" your way would be silly. = [capitalize]dennis deYoung[/capitalize] =3D Dennis Deyoung. >> So [capitalize][/capitalize] is equivalent to = [capitalize][lowercase][/lowercase][/capitalize]. >> [capitalize] has redundant functionality that can be accomplished = with another tag, [lowercase]. >> Because of this, it's overly complicated, if not impossible, to = properly capitalize the example above. >=20 > As I said in my original reply to Ken: it's the way it works in every = programming language I know, and I see no reason why WebDNA should work = differently in this aspect. That doesn't mean I don't see a use for a = function working like to would like it to work. >=20 > Best, > Christer
Brian Fries
DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!
Top Articles:
Talk List
The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...
Related Readings:
search/showif issues (2000)
Secure Server (1997)
[WebDNA] Virtual server (2011)
billing system (2003)
Banner Ad example (Typhoon) and WebCatalog (1997)
Weird + issue (2002)
Not really WebCat (1997)
FlushDatabase Suggestion (1998)
Putting a page between checkout and invoice (1999)
writefile and emailer (2002)
[WebDNA] ReturnRaw and binarybody (2013)
WebCat2 as a chat server? (1997)
Multiple prices (1997)
WebCommerce: Folder organization ? (1997)
WebDNA FAQ or FAQs -- was "weird problem" (2004)
Up and running ... at last !! (1997)
SOLUTION? Me know logical no need (2002)
Frames and WebCat (1997)
Exclamation point (1997)
For those annoying clients... (2003)