Re: [Axiom-developer] RE: Emacs + input syntax

[root]

>I suppose you are arguing that the parens notation contains
>some redundant information because it contains matched "begin"
>symbols and "end" symbols while in the "pile" notation the
>beginning of an indented block is marked by the first initial
>white space greater than the line that precedes it, while
>any line with less initial white space ends all proceeding
>blocks with greater white space. So therefore the serialized
>linear notation is perhaps inherently less fragile?

and if you print it you, even in fixed font, the only way to
make sure things line up across pages is with a ruler. 
double sided pages are more problematic.

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