Jon Diercks <[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
 
>Of course, that would change everything!  If the unprocessed or raw mode is
>the default, we don't need a new keyword for that purpose, rather we need a
>way of specifying when and how *not* to use raw mode.  Consider this:
>
> :PRINT file             <<assume nothing; print what's there>>
>
> :PRINT file;NUM         <<assume numbers are present and use them>>
>
> :PRINT file;UNN         <<assume numbers are present and strip them>>
>
> :PRINT file;RENUM[=start[,inc]]
>                  <<assume no numbers present;
>                    number sequentially from start by inc
>                     (default 1,1)>>
>
> :PRINT file;UNN;RENUM[=start[,inc]]
>                  <<assume numbers are present;
>                     strip them and instead
>                     number sequentially from start by inc
>                     (default 1,1)>>
>
>This approach makes a lot of sense to me.The only downside I can think of
is
>backward compatibility, since this will represent a change in previous
>behavior of established keywords.  I don't think that will break anything
of
>mine though.  I try to avoid using NUMbered files anyway.
 
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 -- Evan