From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Oliver Scholz Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: URL filename syntax? Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:50:24 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <841y051emv.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> <5xk7dxxgov.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1050352161 30513 80.91.224.249 (14 Apr 2003 20:29:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:29:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 14 22:29:19 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 195AZr-0007vy-00 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:29:19 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 195AbO-00082N-00 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:30:54 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 195ATu-0003gB-03 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:23:10 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 195ASq-0003UY-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:22:04 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 195AGh-0008SM-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:09:35 -0400 Original-Received: from pop.gmx.de ([213.165.65.60] helo=mail.gmx.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 195AC5-00071M-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:04:45 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail 25391 invoked by uid 65534); 14 Apr 2003 20:04:42 -0000 Original-Received: from dialin-145-254-192-136.arcor-ip.net (EHLO HERMES) (145.254.192.136) by mail.gmx.net (mp010-rz3) with SMTP; 14 Apr 2003 22:04:42 +0200 Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Attribution: os X-Face: "HgH2sgK|bfH$; PiOJI6|qUCf.ve<51_Od(%ynHr?=>znn#~#oS>",F%B8&\vus),2AsPYb -n>PgddtGEn}s7kH?7kH{P_~vu?]OvVN^qD(L)>G^gDCl(U9n{:d>'DkilN!_K"eNzjrtI4Ya6;Td% IZGMbJ{lawG+'J>QXPZD&TwWU@^~A}f^zAb[Ru;CT(UA]c& User-Agent: Gnus/5.090018 (Oort Gnus v0.18) Emacs/21.3.50 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:sa4AiV/J1iiSafI9EmR2s3e06M0= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:13229 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:13229 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 -- 25 Germinal an 211 de la Révolution Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!