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24 May 2024

16:40 Support #1650: Potentially confusing prompt: waiting for semicolon

John Abbott wrote:
> Anna suggests
> *@[[waiting for ";"]]@*
checked in @LineProviders.C@ Anna Maria Bigatti

13 May 2024

22:26 Design #1508: Initial ring

The actual message is... John Abbott

22:23 Design #1508: Initial ring

*(1)* I modified @packages/init.cocoa5@ so that it prints out a message about the initial ring.
This was a *ba... John Abbott

10 May 2024

11:16 Design #610 (Closed): Variable It: assign before or after printing

Current behaviour is acceptable (and should still be safe even if we make printing interruptible).
Closing.
John Abbott

11:07 Design #1496 (Rejected): Use "special" names for variables inside tests

After brief discussion with Anna: KISS -- it works without problem as is, so don't waste time fixing a problem which... John Abbott

10:50 Design #1508: Initial ring

I'm undecided about changing the name (some beginner user might think that the name "QQxyz" has some interpretation b... Anna Maria Bigatti

10:33 Support #1650: Potentially confusing prompt: waiting for semicolon

Anna suggests
*@[[waiting for ";"]]@*
John Abbott

10:30 Support #1650: Potentially confusing prompt: waiting for semicolon

Another suggestion
*@[[incomplete or forgot ";"?]]@*
John Abbott

10:02 Support #1650: Potentially confusing prompt: waiting for semicolon

> How about a very succinct *@[[forgot ";"?]]@*
yes! Anna Maria Bigatti

09 May 2024

10:24 Support #1650: Potentially confusing prompt: waiting for semicolon

Some more thoughts:
* How long may the prompt be?
* For whom is the prompt meant to be useful?
For a complete be... John Abbott

08 May 2024

16:56 Support #1603 (Rejected): Unhelpful behaviour in "compatibility mode": double error mesg

John Abbott wrote:
> I'm still with *won't fix* because we have far more important things to do with our time.
> Re... Anna Maria Bigatti

16:53 Support #1650: Potentially confusing prompt: waiting for semicolon

I don't mind the current message, but also... Anna Maria Bigatti

16:49 Support #1566 (Closed): What does rad do?

John Abbott wrote:
> There is no *@rad@* function in the current version of CoCoA-5.
> Close?
yes, it was a temp... Anna Maria Bigatti