Re: Shape Terminology

[dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan)]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> wrote:
>> 
>> - shape index: a block of memory forming the top of a shape table,
>> containing the total number of shapes and their starting offsets
>> 
>> - shape table: a block of memory that includes both a shape index and one
>> or
>> more shape definitions
> 
> That looks pretty good to me, except that instead of "top" of a shape
> table, I'd say "start", since top usually refers to the highest address of
> a memory structure but is ambiguous. 
> 

Thanks. I was thinking about the diagram I had in my head.
Vertically-oriented, it is the top, but meanings change when it comes to
computer memory!

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