I find this whole thread interesting since I've been playing with a compiler
modification that goes in just the opposite direction. Extends the syntax so
as to allow {} in new situations. For example:

'Welcome to my {'great' bold} Squeak document.'


The idea was inspired by the work being done at wwww.curl.com. The notion is
to create a kind of Squeak based content language. One element of this is to
make it simple to output formatted text.

Anyway the curl site is worth a visit by Squeakers as they are direct
competitors. Check out the live essay on ray tracing under the demos
section. This combines text, diagrams to explain concepts like refractive
index, transmissivity, reflectivity etc. and actual ray tracings. For each
parameter there are sliders which control that value. As the sliders are
changed the diagrams and the ray tracing are updated. Very slick.

Joerg

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