Proposal: Remove the “rules of FIND”
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BerndPaysan
[115] Remove the “rules of FIND”Proposal2019-09-12 09:09:51
Replace the parenthesis text “(according to the rules in the system's FIND)” with “in the current search order”. Since we don't have a term “search order” in the definitions of terms, section 2, only in the search order word set, move that to the definition of terms, and change it:
search order: A list of word lists specifying the order in which the dictionary will be searched (may contain only one word list).
to the definitions of terms.
AntonErtl
Replace "(may contain only one word list)" with a new sentence: If the search order wordset is not present, the search consists of all the word lists that contain definitions.
This should also include systems like cmForth which don#t have the search order wordset, but search several word lists in some circumstances.
BerndPaysanNew Version: Remove the “rules of FIND”
Replace the parenthesis text “(according to the rules in the system's FIND)” with “in the current search order”. Since we don't have a term “search order” in the definitions of terms, section 2, only in the search order word set, move that to the definition of terms, and change it:
search order:
A list of word lists specifying the order in which the dictionary will be searched (may contain only one word list).
A list of word lists specifying the order in which the dictionary will be searched. If the search order wordset is not present, the search order consists of all the word lists that contain definitions.
to the definitions of terms.
BerndPaysanNew Version: Remove the “rules of FIND”
Replace the parenthesis text “(according to the rules in the system's FIND)” with “in the current search order”. Since we don't have a term “search order” in the definitions of terms, section 2, only in the search order word set, move that to the definition of terms, and change it:
Replace the text
search order: A list of word lists specifying the order in which the dictionary will be searched. If the search order wordset is not present, the search order consists of all the word lists that contain definitions.
Return a true flag if name is the name of a word that can be found (according to the rules in the system's FIND); otherwise return a false flag.
to the definitions of terms.
with
Try to find name. Return a true flag if name can be found; otherwise return a false flag.
Add the following redefinition of the term “find” to 16.2:
find: To search the search order for a definition name matching a given string.
Cross-reference 2.1 find and 16.2 find.
AntonErtl
SEARCH-WORDLIST is specified as "Find ... in the word list identified by wid". So "find" in 16.2 may be better defined as:
find: To search the search order or a wordlist for a definition name matching a given string.
or
find: To search (without qualification) the search order or (when a wordlist is mentioned) the wordlist for a definition name matching a given string.
BerndPaysanNew Version: Remove the “rules of FIND”
Replace the text
Return a true flag if name is the name of a word that can be found (according to the rules in the system's FIND); otherwise return a false flag.
with
Try to find name. Return a true flag if name can be found; otherwise return a false flag.
Add the following redefinition of the term “find” to 16.2:
find:
To search the search order for a definition name matching a given string.
To search the search order or a specified wordlist for a definition name matching a given string.
Cross-reference 2.1 find and 16.2 find.
BerndPaysanNew Version: Remove the “rules of FIND”
Replace the text
Replace the text in [DEFINED]
Return a true flag if name is the name of a word that can be found (according to the rules in the system's FIND); otherwise return a false flag.
with
Try to find name. Return a true flag if name can be found; otherwise return a false flag.
Add the following redefinition of the term “find” to 16.2:
find: To search the search order or a specified wordlist for a definition name matching a given string.
Cross-reference 2.1 find and 16.2 find.
BerndPaysanNew Version: Remove the “rules of FIND”
Replace the text in [DEFINED]
Return a true flag if name is the name of a word that can be found (according to the rules in the system's FIND); otherwise return a false flag.
with
Try to find name. Return a true flag if name can be found; otherwise return a false flag.
Add the following redefinition of the term “find” to 16.2:
find: To search the search order or a specified wordlist for a definition name matching a given string.
Cross-reference 2.1 find and 16.2 find.