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in reply to (jeffa) Re: A better mod (%) operator?
in thread A better mod (%) operator?

Too bad Perl doesn't use a few other math symbols from Unicode as operator tokens (with no built-in meaning). I think that would be very easy to add. Often what's needed is a "different flavor" of multiplication etc., so using the circled cross etc. would be good choices, and they can have the same precidence as their ordinary cousins.

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Re: More operator tokens
by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Jul 09, 2002 at 21:25 UTC
    Which key would I use to type that operator in vi? :)
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      Try control-alt-hyperspace-meta buckyball.

      FWIW, it looks like "Space Cadet" keyboards are gaining popularity. I just got a "MS Office" keyboard to replace a dead one, as it had the best quality and key-feel of any in the store.

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      In the superior vim :^), that would be Ctrl-V <numerical character code> (can be any of decimal, octal or hex) - see :help i_CTRL-V_digit

      :-)

      Makeshifts last the longest.

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      Maybe you could use an ascii sequence such as (*).
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