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On 12/1/10 8:52 PM, Martin Krischik wrote:

> On the other hand that "for Some_Type'Image use" was not added is a real shame.

A type based 'Image is not enough.  Different contexts
will require different kinds of 'Image.  We need a way
to pass context to a user defined 'Image in order
to adapt the string to where it is shown.  A simple
procedure bound to the type doesn't seem a sufficiently
flexible  abstraction.

The image of an object is best created from information
about the object, not by the object, IMHO.