Re: [zzdev] Re: :zz: We need a format document

[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, this'll do for a start!

(I'm WAY behind on ZZ documentation.)

ChrzT



At 04:24 PM 7/30/98 +1000, you wrote:
>Ted Nelson wrote:
>> I see that we have no document stating
>>  the current cell formats.  (Internal reprez'n.)
>> I think we need to have one, and keep it current.
>
>I'd agree, except we don't really -have- an internal format.  It goes
>like this:
>
>
>Assuming the dataset is in hash %CELLS.
>
>For cell number X, cell contents are stored in
>   $CELLS{"X"}
>
>For a link between cells X and Y, over dimension D in the posward 
>direction, we have
>   $CELLS{"X+D"} = Y  -plus-
>   $CELLS{"Y+D"} = X
>
>
>
>Gossamer
>
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>
>
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