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Ticket 84: Need to decide on a list of named character escapes

2011-01-24 07:05:35
WG1 - Core
alexshinn
major
cowan
fixed
source
closed
2010-10-18 03:04:09
defect

The WG has voted to have a list of character names.

The list in R5RS and the longer list in R6RS are only informative. I suggest adopting the R6RS list and making it normative.

arcfide
2010-10-19 03:34:09

Agreed, the R6RS list should be made normative, IMO.

cowan
2011-01-24 07:04:48
resolution␣fixed
statusnewclosed

WG1 decided to accept Alex Shinn's list.

cowan
2011-01-24 07:05:35

namely space, tab, newline, return, escape, null, alarm, backspace.