#10162: Add unicode syntax for banana brackets -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: zardoz | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.4 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by zardoz): I’ve noticed that this has been proposed before, in passing, but wasn’t part of the respective patch. https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2978 Beside banana brackets, the ticket also proposed these, which seem to fit together nicely. • For TemplateHaskell: ⟦ ⟧ (MATHEMATICAL _ WHITE SQUARE BRACKET) can be used instead of [| |] • For Generics: ⦃ ⦄ (_ WHITE CURLY BRACKET) can be used instead of {| |} • For Arrows: ⦇ ⦈ (Z NOTATION _ IMAGE BRACKET) can be used instead of (| |) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10162#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler