Re: [Yaml-core] thoughts on SMTP

[Brian I. <in...@tt...>]

On 24/11/01 19:06 -0500, Clark C . Evans wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 03:15:04PM -0800, Brian Ingerson wrote:
> 
> I've got another different thought as to how double quotes
> could work within the context of a plain scalar.  Imagine
> Imagine them as a "pre-processing" layer that happens at
> the parser level; resolving escape sequences.
> 
> | ---
> | this is: ""perfectly fine", and I think\nyou know what it
> |  means" 
> 
> this is: |
>  perfectly fine, and I think
>  you know what it means

  no, should be: ||
   "perfectly fine", and I think
   you know what it means

> 
> | this is: "\"an error\" simply because 'backslash-double' is not a
> |  recognized escape during the unescaping process"
> 
> Ok.  And...
> 
> this is: "Clark C. Evans" <cc...@cl...>
> equal to: \
>  Clark C. Evans <cc...@cl...>
> 
> Since there isn't any escaping going on, so the
> quotes are dropped.
> 
> Just thinking.  It's not an implict scalar, but this
> will enable us to read RFC 822. 

Let's just drop it. Even if we were a subset, whould that be cool? I think it
would not make anyone come running over to YAML. 

   "But it's not *just* a data serialization language! It's also a fully
   functional food processor *and* a racing car!"

Cheers, Brian