Ken wrote:

> There are limits to this insanity. For example this will not work for
> what should be obvious reasons --

>  #declare B = box {-1,1}
>    B translate y*2

object { B translate y*2} // works. 

	We appear to have a parser that permits two ways to accomlish
exactly the same thing. That is fine in mature applications but
is a disaster waiting to happen in parsers and compilers. (C has
already happened.) But mine is a purist point of view despite
being a lover of FORTH. 

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Finally up on 99/06/22 updated 06/30

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