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From: fir <fir@grunge.pl>
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Subject: Re: on allowing "int a" definition everywhere
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:42:19 +0200
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fir wrote:
> fir wrote:
>> Bart wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2024 19:44, fir wrote:
>>>> fir wrote:
>>>
>>>>> on fictional snippet (probebly not working)
>>>>>
>>>>> void draw_line( float x, float y, float x2, float y2, unsigned color)
>>>>> {
>>>>>      float
>>>>>       wx=dist(x,x2),wy=dist(y,y2); int m=wx<wy?wx:wy;
>>>>>       float dx=wx/m,dy=wy/m;for(int
>>>>> i=0;i<(int)m;i++)set_pixel(x+=dx,y+=dy,color);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> thin skin
>>>>>
>>>>> draw_line`x`y`x2`y2`color
>>>>> {
>>>>>      `wx=dist x x2,`wy=dist y y2,`M=(wx<wy?wx!wy)
>>>>>      `dx=wx/m,`dy=wy/m, M'set_pixel x+=dx y+=dy color;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>> though eventualy it canm be written shorter i guess
>>>>
>>>>   draw_line`x`y`x2`y2`color:
>>>>   `m = min 'wx=abs x2-x 'wy=abs y2-y) ' set_pixel x+=wx/m y+=wy/m
>>>> color;
>>>>   ;
>>>>
>>>> not to say it lookin specially good but welll..
>>>
>>> There are ways to have more compact syntax without it turning weird,
>>> leaving out types, and using backtick separators and other strange
>>> punctuation (or is that lone ')' a typo?).
>>>
>>> Start with this version:
>>>
>>>    void draw_line( float x, float y, float x2, float y2, unsigned color)
>>>    {
>>>        float
>>>         wx=dist(x,x2),wy=dist(y,y2); int m=wx<wy?wx:wy;
>>>         float
>>> dx=wx/m,dy=wy/m;for(inti=0;i<(int)m;i++)set_pixel(x+=dx,y+=dy,color);
>>>   }
>>>
>>> For example:
>>>
>>>     void draw_line(f32 x, y, x2, y2; u32 colour) {
>>>         f32 wx = dist(x, y2), wy = dist(y, y2)
>>>         int m = min(wx, wy)
>>>         repeat m {
>>>             set_pixel(x += wx/m, y += wy/m, colour)
>>>         }
>>>     }
>>>
>>> Summary:
>>>
>>> - Allow shared types in parameter lists
>>> - Auto semicolon insertion
>>> - Built-in 'min/max' operators
>>> - New repeat-n-times loop
>>> - Shorter type names
>>
>> yes there were typos and mistakes
>> its more like
>>
>>   draw_line`x1`y1`x2`y2`color:
>>    `m = min abs x2-x1 abs y2-y1 ' set_pixel x1+=(x2-x1)/m y1+=(y2-y1)/m
>> color;
>> ;
>>
>> with some 'cheats as i both float and unsigned gere note by ` but ascii
>> has to narow charset amd i dont know unicode enough (though probably i
>> could look into unicode and chose some
>>
>> • draw_line`x1`y1`x2`y2`color:
>>    `m= x2‾x1 ˩ y2‾y1 ' set_pixel x1+=(x2-x1)/m y1+=(y2-y1)/m color;
>> •
>
> there are some unicode characters that could be handy for example this
> bullet ••••• above is good
> this ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩  is also ok ...i would need probably to chose somethink
> like 20-30 potentially best to add - but today my eyesight quite bad so
> some other day
>
some probably most suitable to use


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