[RFC][PATCH] -d_lines

[Steve Kargl]

On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 01:12:51PM -0700, Brooks Moses wrote:
> Tobias Schl?ter wrote:
> >2. I've decided to create three possibilities:
> >   - -fd-lines given: treat 'd' in column 1 as equivalent to a single blank
> >   - -fno-d-lines given: treat 'D' in column 1 as equivalent to a 'C'
> >     (=comment)
> >   - neither option given: syntax error (behavior following the standard)
> >Does everybody agree that this is the right way to deal with this?
> 
> I somewhat disagree with this choice of names, as I would expect 
> -fno-d-lines to undo a -fd-lines option, and vice versa.  In particular, 
> I would not expect an option named -fno-d-lines to allow d lines as 
> comments, when the default is not to do so!
> 
> Thus, I suggest as a counteroffer:
> 
>   -fd-lines: treat 'd', 'D' in column 1 as a blank.
>   -fno-d-lines: negates a preceeding -fd-lines.
>   -fd-comments: treat 'd', 'D' in column 1 as a 'C'.
>   -fno-d-comments: negates a preceeding -fd-comments.

I prefer -fd-lines and -fd-comments and no -fno-* options.
If you have, for example, -fd-comments on the command, then
backspace and delete it instead of adding -fno-d-comments.

-- 
Steve