Jon Dierks wrote: >At 06:04 PM 1/10/96 +0500, M Gopalakrishnan wrote: >> Based on the customer requests, the new option RAW for the PRINT command >> will be added. > >Sounds good. > >> Also RAW causes non-printable characters to appear as '.'. > >Whoops! When did this sneak in? ...RAW implies 'unprocessed', but clearly >this character translation would produce 'processed' output. >... I'd recommend a separate pair of options for the dot-filtering. >How about ;DOT and ;UNDOT(default) or maybe ;FILTER and ;UNFILTER(default)? > >> It is also consistent to have a option which is the opposite... >... >> There were 3 names suggested for this option >> >> . UNRAW [similar to UNN -> UNNumbered] >> /-> . COOKED >> | . FMT [for FORMATTED] Or how about "RAW" for completely unprocessed, "COOKED" for normal (default) formatting, and "SINGED" for raw-with-dots? -- Bruce --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Toback Tel: (602) 996-8601| My candle burns at both ends; OPT, Inc. (800) 858-4507| It will not last the night; 11801 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 142 | But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - Phoenix AZ 85028 | It gives a lovely light. [log in to unmask] | -- Edna St. Vincent Millay