"IZ" == Ilya Zakharevich <ilya(_at_)math(_dot_)ohio-state(_dot_)edu>
writes:
IZ> What *I* had in mind that "almost 3/4 of" is represented by the string
IZ> "almost 34 of"
IZ> ```
IZ> xyz
IZ> with markups:
IZ> x = start fraction
IZ> y = boundary between numerator and denominator;
IZ> z = end of fraction
IZ> between chars.
I would have thought that it would be represented as:
almost 34 of
||
|+ denominator \
| +--- rational_number
+- numerator /
I consider defining the regions directly better than looking for
boundaries to determine the regions.
IZ> My experiments with eText show that very simple rules create a
IZ> complete illusion of intelligent behaviour. ;-) The situation with
IZ> eText is allevivated by the decision to make the markup have width, so
IZ> there is no question whether inserting of "5" between "3" and "4" in
IZ> the above example results in 35/4 or 3/54.
One could remember from which direction the insertion is happening.
After the '3' or before the '4'.
<chaim>
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