From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Cc: philipk@posteo.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: New optional Eshell module: em-elecslash
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:19:36 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83o80wtgxz.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mtgg8uai.fsf@melete.silentflame.com> (message from Sean Whitton on Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:36:53 -0700)
> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
> Cc: philipk@posteo.net
> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:36:53 -0700
>
> Here is my revised patch.
Much better, thanks. A few comments below.
> +To help with supplying absolute file name arguments to remote
> +commands, you can add the @code{eshell-elecslash} module to
> +@code{eshell-modules-list}. Then, typing @kbd{/} as the first
> +character of a command line argument will automatically insert the
> +Tramp prefix @file{/method:host:}. If this is not what you want
> +(e.g.@: because you want to refer to a local file) you can type
^
A comma is missing there.
> + A limitation of the current
> +implementation is that only the status as Lisp function or external
> +program of the command at the very beginning of input can be
> +considered.
This sentence is unnecessarily hard to grasp. Note the passive tense
and the fact that the important part is at the end, which are usually
clear signs of sub-optimal wording. Please try to reword it, e.g. by
swapping the first and the second parts.
> -@item Make @kbd{/} electric
> +@item Make @kbd{/} more electric
>
> -So that it automatically expands and corrects pathnames. Or make
> -pathname completion for Pcomplete auto-expand @samp{/u/i/std@key{TAB}} to
> +So that it automatically expands and corrects pathnames, beyond what
> +the @code{em-elecslash} module is able to do. Or make pathname
> +completion for Pcomplete auto-expand @samp{/u/i/std@key{TAB}} to
This last paragraph needs a @noindent and should start with a
lower-case letter, because it is a continuation of the previous
sentence. Also, it uses "pathname(s)" where it should use "file
name(s)".
> +*** New module to help supplying absolute file names to remote commands.
> +After enabling the new module, typing a forward slash as the first
> +character of a command line argument will automatically insert the
> +Tramp prefix. The automatic insertion applies only when
> +'default-directory' is remote and the command is a Lisp function.
> +This frees you from having to keep track of whether commands are Lisp
> +function or external when supplying absolute file name arguments. See
> +"Electric forward slash" in the Eshell manual.
This NEWS entry should name the module, I think.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-04-20 6:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-01-27 2:48 Optional Eshell modules -- to emacs.git or ELPA? Sean Whitton
2022-01-29 11:51 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-04-16 18:57 ` New optional Eshell module: em-elecslash Sean Whitton
2022-04-16 19:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-04-16 20:04 ` Sean Whitton
2022-04-16 21:42 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-04-17 6:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-04-17 16:48 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-04-19 16:52 ` Sean Whitton
2022-04-20 0:36 ` Sean Whitton
2022-04-20 6:19 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2022-04-20 20:14 ` Sean Whitton
2022-04-21 6:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-04-16 21:12 ` Sean Whitton
2022-04-16 22:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-04-17 5:02 ` Sean Whitton
2022-04-17 6:24 ` Jim Porter
2022-04-19 15:28 ` Sean Whitton
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