On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:35:33 +0100, Andreas Matthias wrote: Hi Andreas, > Recently, the names of some control sequences were changed in svn. > Maybe this is a good time to think about other names as well. > > * \int_set:Nn uses \numexpr to scan its second argument. Shouldn't > it rather be called \int_set:Nx? True, the base form of the function \int_set: does do this x expansion. However, these assignment functions are a bit different from other types because there is no difference between \int_set:Nn and \int_set:Nx and so perhaps it is better to stick to the base form definition using Nn rather than Nx as that would imply there is a base form too. For things such as \int_compare:nNnTF, having a name with xNxTF argument spec might imply the function is not expandable but it is. > * \quark_if_no_value gives the impression that this is a test > `if a quark has no value'. But actually it is a test `if a token > list is equal to \q_no_value'. Wouldn't \tlist_if_q_no_value be > a better name? > Same for: \quark_if_nil --> \tlist_if_q_nil The quark functions need a bit of clarification. Just the other day I uploaded a new version where there is one special quark used for tail recursions and functions testing for just this quark. What is more or less implemented now for \q_nil etc. is that the test is essentially a \tlist test so your question makes a lot of sense. However, the original concept was not this but rather that one should just check if a token list begins with such a quark because it should happen under controlled circumstances. The new tail recursion tests is a step in that direction so that there is a well-defined interface for using the quark. So far l3tlp and l3clist have been updated to use it, others will follow. -- Morten