On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 04:08:16PM +0800, Timothy wrote: > Hi Tom, Tim, Thomas, and Greg, [...] > • a shorthand for octal > • ls-style > • chmod-style > I think this small collection of distinct and simple input methods isn’t overly > clever or complex, and feel that it strikes the right balance between too many > options and too little flexibility. That sounds good. > [...] I’m > thinking either “o555” or “#o555” would be a good improvement over “(identity > #o555), but am open to other suggestions. That's reasonable. I'd even tend to disallow decimal. In usage, it's too exotic and the potential for someone entering "just a number" expecting for it to be read as octal is too high. Is it worth the risk? Timothy, I really admire your patience, and your incredibly friendly way of doing things :) Cheers - t