RPL comment syntax

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(08-27-2023 03:56 AM)Claudio L. Wrote:  NewRPL has those 2 cases and adds @@@ as a multiline comment that doesn't end until it finds another @@@ so it's useful to comment out entire blocks of code.

Another feature in newRPL is a flag to retain all comments. If it's not set then only @@ comments are kept (those are permanent no matter what).

I knew I had seen this before and thought I was remembering these came from NewRPL and planned to verify so today, thanks for confirming so Cladio.

(08-27-2023 06:45 AM)c3d Wrote:  Hmm. I think this is backwards from a usability perspective: on the calculator, you don't want to waste screen space with two @. It's OK to have @@ on a large computer screen, it's much more annoying on the tiny screen of a calculator.

The extra @ on the small screen is a fair point, however I think this is outweighed by the fact that the vast majority of comments in code will be the disposable type, so it makes more sense to use the less visually-disturbing single @ most often. Also, in the PC editor, the @@ will be easier to see when scanning for those sections.

Just my 2 cents...