Re: extensions to settor variables?

[steve@cegelecproj.co.uk (Steve_Kilbane)]

> I want to look at the code and know that
> an *action* is being performed to fetch the value of something, and not
> simply a sort of passive inspection of state.

hm. I hadn't imagined the action as fetching the value, although I would
expect the gettor to be able to affect the returned value. I considered
it more a general-purpose action.

> But I do want to recommend that people be conservative about what new
> features are added to es, if any.  When I first joined this list, I
> remember that the general attitude was that there were features that should
> be removed.

Absolutely. But I'd be reasonably happy to see either of:
	- features being replaced by more general mechanisms (so if gettors
	can be done by something more general, fair enough).
	- features being brought out into hooks, such as globbing.

In other words, if anything is added to es, it should be by way of continuing
es's principles, rather than just adding it for the sake of it.

steve