Re: Character and output-width proposals

[david carlton <carlton@husc.harvard.edu>]

On Sun, 31 May 92 23:34:57 -0400, "Aubrey Jaffer" <jaffer@martigny.ai.mit.edu> said:

> I propose that #\tab and #\page be added to the examples in Section
> 6.6 Characters.

I think this is a good idea.  Especially #\tab.

>   Proposal:

>   char-code-limit					constant

> Is an integer 1 larger that the upper bound of the values which can be
> returned by char->integer.

>   char-code-lower-limit					constant

> Is the lower bound of the values which can be returned by
> char->integer.

I see no reason why these numbers should exist at all.

david carlton
carlton@husc.harvard.edu

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