Import concerns revisited (OT convert. instead of locale.)

[John Reimer]

"kris" <foo at bar.com> wrote in message 
news:e8votm$1e76$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> kris wrote:
>>> I suspect you are very confused about what is actually being asked for. 
>>> Is that the case? Perhaps you'd like to note what it is that you think 
>>> is being proposed?
>>
>>
>> You prefer:
>>
>>     with Foo import bar as abc;
>>
>> instead of:
>>
>>     static import Foo;
>>     alias Foo.bar abc;
>>
>
> As I suspected, you've been thoroughly confused by the sheer variety of 
> options. What /I've/ been asking can be broken down into two parts:
>
> part 1.
>
> import lib.text.locale.convert as convert;
>
> This imports all of the convert module symbols, and makes them available 
> via a "locale." prefix. This is equivalent to your "static import" in 
> conjunction with a relevant alias.

I want to note a correction here.  Kris means "This imports all of the 
convert module symbols, and makes them available via 'convert.' prefix."

A little mistake... but just so people don't get confused. :)

-JJR