Author Topic: STOP or STRP (or something else) (Read 2385 times)

bfr · « **on:** November 06, 2006, 04:58:00 pm »

There has been some confusion with the STOP command. It seems like it would stop the program or something, but it actually stores a picture (store pictpure).

Why to keep it as STOP:

* To keep it compatible with other verisons of MLC and to keep it compatible with older MLC programs

Why to change it to STRP (or something else):

* STOP is confusing and makes it seem like it stops something

Keep in mind that if I support both, the MLC interpreter will be a tiny bit larger and slower. If I also change it to STRP or something else, I'm going to make the MLC converter do some more work.

Speler · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2006, 05:08:00 pm »

I see no reason to change it from STOP, as a matter of fact this is the type of thing that stands out in ones mind when learning a language and personally would help me to memorize easier.

Liazon · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2006, 05:10:00 pm »

to tell you the truth, I really don't mind what it is, as long as ultimately, there's some massive documentation for MLC that can be accessed as easily as say, ASMin28.

Without good documentation, who cares what you call something? You won't be able to look it up and figure out what it does!

Radical Pi · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2006, 09:25:00 am »

Is it possible for it to still be STOP, but only display on 68k as STRP? If you can that would probably be best.

If you don't get what I mean: like how the PrintScreen command is in the 83+ OS but can't be accessed, it could be used as a future command that appears on the 83+ as PrintScreen. Make STRP the Printscreen that changes to STOP on older models, if possible.

Or add STRP function in separately that does the exact same thing?

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2006, 01:33:00 pm »

i would stick with current names so old mlc users wont get confused

Author Topic: STOP or STRP (or something else) (Read 2385 times)

Liazon