On Wed, May 08, 2013, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi again Bernd,
> 
> > `mom' is much like `RUNOFF'.  So `RUNOFF' is not dead.  The 2-letter
> > abbreviations of classical `roff' make the `roff' files unreadable.
> 
> Funnily enough, mom's style of SHOUTING_ALL_THE_TIME has put me off
> using it to date.  Far too noisy and intrusive for someone used to a
> couple of lowercase letters here and there.  :-)  I keep thinking that
> when I do take the plunge I'll set up quiet_aliases for all the things
> as I use them.

I actually agree.  The decision to go all UC for mom was expedient,
the simplest way to ensure mom's macros wouldn't conflict with 
sourced macros, pre-processors, etc.  I don't regret the decision,
but I myself use "quiet_aliases" extensively.

-- 
Peter Schaffter
http://www.schaffter.ca

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