Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1204: Non-breaking-space?

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1204: Non-breaking-space?
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-23 20:09:07

#1204: Non-breaking-space?
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  Reporter:  djowel            |       Owner:  djowel   
      Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  new      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  quickbook
   Version:  Boost 1.34.1      |    Severity:  Cosmetic 
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:           
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Old description:

> Joel:
>
> >> >> I think we should take advantage of macros as much as possible
> >> >> before considering any syntax addition. nbsp can definitely be
> >> >> a macro, FWIW, e.g.:
> >> >>     [def _nbsp_ [''' ''']]
>
> Rene:
>
> > > Won't that break in most situations? Specifically because it won't
> have
> > > spaces around it to differentiate it from the context:
> > >
> > >     [^-f_nbsp_/Jambase/]
>
> Dave:
>
> At my urging, docutils ended up with a "breaking non-space".  That is,
> if you escape a regular space it just separates docutils tokens with
> no other significance.  Thus:
>
>   [^-f\ _nbsp_\ /Jambase/]

New description:

 Joel:

 >> >> I think we should take advantage of macros as much as possible
 >> >> before considering any syntax addition. nbsp can definitely be
 >> >> a macro, FWIW, e.g.:
 >> >>     {{{[def _nbsp_ [''' ''']]}}}

 Rene:

 > > Won't that break in most situations? Specifically because it won't
 have
 > > spaces around it to differentiate it from the context:
 > >
 > >     {{{[^-f_nbsp_/Jambase/]}}}

 Dave:

 At my urging, docutils ended up with a "breaking non-space".  That is,
 if you escape a regular space it just separates docutils tokens with
 no other significance.  Thus:

   {{{[^-f\ _nbsp_\ /Jambase/]}}}

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