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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Clause "with and use"
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 11:35:58 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2003-11-08, Gautier Write-only <gautier@fakeaddress.nil> wrote:
>
> I agree that it's an optimum, but under the constraint
> of the present syntax. I would be very happier if I could
> have it so:
>
> [with and ]use
>   Gdk.Types, Gdk.Types.Keysyms,
>   Gtk, Gtk.Accel_Group, Gtk.Enums,
>   Gtkada.Handlers,
>   Glib,
>   Program_Intl;
>
> with
>   Window.Callbacks, Program_Callbacks,
>   Settings.Gui,
>   Welcome, Examine, Result,
>   Listing, Listing.Setup, Setup,
>   Gac.Help;
>
> Wouldn't you ?
> It's nicer, a bit easier to manage and hopefully the
> title of the unit below will appear already on the first page
> of a listing...

No, I wouldn't actually for these reasons:

   1. It doesn't become more readable.
   2. It doesn't make it easier to change a with-ed package to a
      with and use (or only use) package. 
   3. It isn't a feature which will imporve the language IMHO.
   4. I find the way I wrote the wit and use more readable and easier to
      modify (cut'n'paste, for example)
   5. It would totally break with Ada 95 (if use implicitly with a unit)
   6. Reason as stated in my signature.

Now I'll continue my ada-suit for vim so I can share it to other vim
users as soon as possible. 

I'll make the with use macro now ;-)

Preben

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