Brassica SCA [v0.2.0]

[bradrn]

While trying to implement some new features, I realised I’m confused by this statement:

I always end up having to make a category "X" which is just all the left over shit like ŋ kʷ pʷ ɨ ˈ θ and never gets used for anything.

If those graphemes never get used for anything, then why do you need to include them in a category in the first place?

It's the category that never gets used. When rules produce new graphemes, sometimes it doesn't mind but other times it just gives a bunch of question marks.

Hmm… surely it should only give question marks if there’s another category declaration afterwards? That was my intention, at least; if it’s not doing that, there’s a bug.

It's a minor inconvenience at worst.

Sure, but for the next version I’d like to focus on fixing these inconveniences (so I can finally release v1.0).

[Darren]

Hmm… surely it should only give question marks if there’s another category declaration afterwards?

I think you must be right. I guess I'm just too lazy to redefine all the categories at the same time.

[bradrn]

Hmm… surely it should only give question marks if there’s another category declaration afterwards?

I think you must be right. I guess I'm just too lazy to redefine all the categories at the same time.

As am I, which is why categories … end adds to the existing categories rather than clearing them (which would be new categories … end). I think the documentation is pretty clear on this point, though please let me know if it isn’t.

[Darren]

Hmm… surely it should only give question marks if there’s another category declaration afterwards?

I think you must be right. I guess I'm just too lazy to redefine all the categories at the same time.

As am I, which is why categories … end adds to the existing categories rather than clearing them (which would be new categories … end). I think the documentation is pretty clear on this point, though please let me know if it isn’t.

Hence why I use categories and add a junk category for all the new graphemes I've produced.