NH>         enum status (out, in);
This should be
enum status {out, in}; // curly braces
NH> const panic.status out = button::out;   ????
NH> I _think_ the question can be rephrased as "why must enums be always
NH> kept separate, apart from the objects to which they can apply?"
Because types are types and objects are objects.
What would it help you if this restriction wouldn't exist?
Thomas
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 þ MM 1.0 #0113 þ Vertschaupeti Bachbummele
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