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Hi Cam, Can you please use 'HYPHEN-MINUS' (U+002D) instead of 'MINUS SIGN' (U+2212) in the spec. It's a bit annoying when copying/pasting from the spec into code, that I then need to hunt down the "−" characters that keep breaking my code :( Yes, "MINUS SIGN" is probably more "correct"... but practically speaking, it's annoying to keep having to remembering to replace them.
I think all specs use −. Just deal.
Why do you need to copy and paste "-1"?
@hixie, There are 353 occurrences of "-" (though not all apply in my case) ... not just "-1", smart ass :) @anne, grumble....
Sorry, I haven't written the algorithms with the ability to copy and paste them directly as code in mind, and I don't think there is much that can be currently. The minus signs look nicer, too.