in reply to Perl 6 language -- change in hyperoperator syntax

How about borrowing vector operator glyphs from APL? They have utf8 representations. Unfortunately, I don't still remember which symbols are vector ops, but here is a random selection : ⌻ (quad-jot), ⍒ (del-stile) ⍝ (up-shoe-jot), ⍡ (up-tack-diaresis).

How many of you actually see those in your browser?

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Re: Re: Perl 6 language -- change in hyperoperator syntax
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 01, 2004 at 04:39 UTC
    How many of you actually see those in your browser?

    I can. Opera6 with view->encoding set to 'automatic' and the CODE2000 font setup for unicode that isn't available in other fonts.

    With this combination, the glyphs (from left to right) look like

    • A front-loader washing machine.
    • A whirly-gig washing line closed for the winter.
    • A fingertip with dirty nail.
    • A '50s era wooden telegraph pole.

    If P6 is really going to use unicode operators, I can't help thinking that one of those available in this range would be more appropriate than >>op<<. But then, I guess the problem is finding one that has a reasonably intuative alternative that can be constructed from the standard ANSI set of glyphs.

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