Hello list, I have several files with unicode characters in the file names. But I am using a German keymap, which only has a limited amount of characters mapped to it.
The problem now is, if I want to change into a directory or open a file which has, say, a Korean character in it, I have no chance to open this file because I can't type in its character (I know, I could change the keyboard layout, but this is not convenient and sometimes, if I can't read the script, I have no way to input the files - Imagine a Chinese character, even though you can read chinese very well, it could happen that you cannot enter the character. Also, on the ordinary console, I have no way to change the keymap or use a more sophisticated input method). So I thought, what about numbering the files and directories? I think, the best possibility for this would be when the user types in the file name until he can't do it any further because he does not have the character on the keyboard. He would then press tab and a list of the directories would appear, just like it is now. The difference would be, that maybe every file or directory would have a number before it, which could then be accessed by maybe pressing an escape key and then by the number. e.g.: Several files, maybe file1 file2 datei1 datei2 directory1 directory2 If the user wants to get into directory2, he types “d”, presses Tab and then the following would appear 1| datei1 2| datei2 3| directory1/ 4| directory2/ he then types in an escape char and “4” which would result in changing the directory to directory2 Maybe there could be an option in a config file where the user would specify the characters he is able to input directly. So the mechanism to change by inputting numbers would only be displayed if there is a case where a file with a inaccessible character is shown. In all other cases, the user could change directories like he did all the time. This would really be good for using the command line. Right now, I sometimes have no other option but using a gui file manager where I can click onto the files. Thanks Gerrit Sangel
