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From: thecloud@pnet06.cts.com (Ken Mcleod)
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Subject: Re: LSP 2.0
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Date: 16 Aug 88 09:16:27 GMT
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singer@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel) writes:
>        Because of the way the prettyprinter is central to Lightspeed
>Pascal's design, it can't be turned off. However, the version 2 pretty
>pritnter can be customized, so formatting such as you have described
>is possible.

 This is not good news. Not being able to turn off automatic formatting,
regardless of how customizable it is, seems a serious mistake... in fact,
I'm now having second thoughts about ordering the upgrade.
 
 I'm resisting the impulse to flame, since I think both LSC and LSP are
generally pretty wonderful, and have taken their share of bashing on the
net already, But p-p-pleeeeeeease...let it be noted, as an advance response
to the questionnaire on the LSP 2.0 order form:  I despise LSP's automatic
pretty printer. The questions regarding it on the order form seem to
imply that it could go away, if enough people voice their dislike...

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