From: Oliver Scholz <alkibiades@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: URL filename syntax?
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:50:24 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <u8yuc271d.fsf@ID-87814.user.dfncis.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5xk7dxxgov.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk
storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:
[...]
> I definitely prefer the current tramp syntax! It does the job well,
> has a tidy syntax, works well with read-file-name (and ido), and it
> doesn't pretend to be something it ain't.
[...]
I'd just like to point out, that an URL syntax has one big advantage
for *new* users: most users are familiar with it already. If they are
told that Emacs can edit remote files, they are probably able to use
Tramp/ange-ftp right away without learning a new syntax.
Oliver
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-04-14 19:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-04-14 11:51 URL filename syntax? Kai Großjohann
2003-04-14 15:05 ` Kim F. Storm
2003-04-14 14:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2003-04-14 19:50 ` Oliver Scholz [this message]
2003-04-15 16:26 ` Ehud Karni
2003-04-15 19:19 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-04-15 21:20 ` Ehud Karni
2003-04-17 14:55 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-04-18 2:51 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
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