Another interpretation of `idim' (but I don't know if it confuses) to
avoid a limit is

  vbaplsinit idim, ilsnum [, idir1] [, idir2] [...] [, idir32]

where `idim' is an "integer" for the old behavior and

  layout.dimension

if there are multiple layouts. Example:

   vbaplsinit 2, ...       (layout =   0, dimension = 2)
   vbaplsinit 3, ...       (layout =   0, dimension = 3)

   vbaplayouts 1234
   vbaplsinit 132.2, ...   (layout = 132, dimension = 2)

tito

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 07:28:55PM +0100, jpff@cs.bath.ac.uk wrote:
> I ike it -- compable with current opcode, but nees to decide on max number
> of layouts; 10, 100, 1000,.... according to number of digits one keeps.
> 
> I have a vbaplsinit1 at present but would be easy to modify
> 
> ==John ff
> 
> > An idea is a new opcode
> >
> >   vbaplayouts inum
> >
> > that allocates an array of ls-instances and assigns it to the
> > global variable `vbap_layout_array'. Then the fractional part of
> > `idim' in
> >
> >   vbaplsinit idim, ilsnum [, idir1] [, idir2] [...] [, idir32]
> >
> > is the number of the layout. Example:
> >
> >   vbaplayouts 4
> >   vbaplsinit 2.01, 8, 0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315
> >   vbaplsinit 2.02, 8, 0, 30, 80, 140, 150, 200, 290, 330
> >   vbaplsinit 2.03, 8, 0, ...
> >   vbaplsinit 2.04, 8, 0, ...
> >
> > If the frac(idim) is 0, the ls-instance is created with the
> > classic `create_ls_table'.
> >
> > tito