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Re: global output control
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
Date: 
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 23:51:09 GMT
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Dave Baum <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> wrote:
I know that RevertOutput was a bit hokey...sort of a combination of
inverting and restoring.  I'm not sure how I feel about Obvert.

It's a perfectly good word! (It's not in M-W, but OED has it. And M-W has
"obverse"....) :)

And, it describes exactly what you want.


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  Re: global output control
 
(...) PS -- I'm not really as fanatical about this as I may seem. I'll be happy either way. (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
  Re: global output control
 
(...) Yes it is a great description of the actual function, however I feel the word is a bit obscure and that's why I hesitate about using it. That's what the "not sure" is...Obvert technically means the right thing, but perhaps isn't obvious to (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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  Re: global output control
 
(...) I was thinking of RestoreOutput myself, but then I was wondering if it implied restoring the enable/disable state as well. I'd like to keep the calls 'paired' as much as possible... EnableOutput / DisableOutput InvertOutput / ???Output I know (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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