[Freeciv-Dev] Re: nation.ruleset terrain bug (PR#1554)

[Per I Mathisen <per@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Miguel Farah wrote:
>  Per I Mathisen [11/06/2002 11:16] dijo/said:
> >On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Miguel Farah wrote:
> >> Ignorant question for today: is '-' equivalent to '!'?
> >
> >On further reflection, this ambiguity is unbecoming. Having two different
> >symbols to do the same thing is dumb and confusing. Mind if I take it (ie
> >"-") out?
>
> I don't: the dash is part of many city names, so '!' immediately stands
> out as NOT being part of the city name.

Here is a patch to remove "-" and "~" as possible negatives. This reduces
nation author confusion (we don't want this FAQ: what is the difference
betweeen "!" and "~"?).

Yours,
Per

"It is difficult to catch a black cat in a dark room.
Especially if there is no cat there." - Confucius

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