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Subject: Re: my last attempt at sanity with namespaces
From: nrixham@gmail.com (Nathan Rixham)

Edmund Tam wrote:
> 
> (one::step)::two();
> 
> Yes, parenthesis, just like when we want to write (1 + 2) * 3.
> 
> So my question is: can parenthesis play a part in namespace resolving?
> 

see this is the problem and where the solution should be (imo)

mynamespace::anotherspace::somespace <<makes sense
class::method() <<makes sense

it's when you join the two together that the ambiguity comes in

so the solution should be some way of visually and technically defining 
where a namespace-path ends

only solutions are:

parenthesis around the namespace-path:
(mynamespace::anotherspace::somespace)class::method()

or a separator at the end of the namespace-path (greg's option 2)
mynamespace::anotherspace::somespace:::class::method() [:::]
mynamespace::anotherspace::somespace:>class::method() [:>]
mynamespace::anotherspace::somespace class::method() [ (space)]
mynamespace::anotherspace::somespace..class::method() [..]

anything clear and unambiguous visually!