Assaph Mehr wrote:
> Peñá, Botp wrote:
> 
>>From this, i think a[1] is the odd one out.
>>I'd prefer a[1] #=> "e"
> 
> 
> I tend to agree, but I long since came to believe that Matz knows
> better than me :-)
> I'm sure there's a good reason why it's made this way even if it's not
> immediately obvious.
> 

Actually, I believe this is going to change in the
future. Anyhow, Gavin K's workaround (see previous post)
is what I tend to use.


Hal