[10174] in Athena Bugs
decmips 7.4G: zwgc
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Albert Dvornik)
Mon Jan 4 03:53:52 1993
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 03:53:48 EST
From: "Albert Dvornik" <bert@Athena.MIT.EDU>
System name: w20-575-71
Type and version: KN02ba 7.4G
Display type: PMAGB-BA
What were you trying to do?
use verbatim(expr) function in my .zwgc.desc
acting on a string containing consecutive @'s
What's wrong:
verbatim("@") returns "@" which displays as @
verbatim("@@") returns "@@" which displays as @
verbatim("@@@") returns "@@@" which displays as @@
verbatim("@@@@") returns "@@@@" which displays as @@
etc.
(Things get more complicated on more complex expressions, but
the same problem remains.)
What should have happened:
According to the description in the zwgc manpage
verbatim("@") should return "@@" (ie, display as @)
verbatim("@@") should return "@@@@" (ie, display as @@)
verbatim("@@@") should return "@@@@@@" (ie, display as @@@)
verbatim("@@@@") should return "@@@@@@@@" (ie, display as @@@@)
etc.
(Of course, other return values that display equivalently
would be perfectly acceptable...)
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
zwgc manpage says:
verbatim(expr)
Returns a string that will be displayed exactly as expr looks.
