On 2015-07-15 18:06:42 +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:06:03 +0900 > > From: Norbert Preining <norb...@preining.info> > > Cc: 792...@bugs.debian.org, Vincent Lefevre <vinc...@vinc17.net>, > > Texinfo <bug-texi...@gnu.org> > > > > What about encoding sub-dirs in the dir file with'::' like: > > * Emacs: (emacs-24::emacs). The extensible self-documenting text > > editor. > > > > Then one could do > > info emacs-24::emacs > > etc? > > Please don't make characters other than slashes magic in file names. > Next thing we will hear is someone asking how to use a file name with > a real colon.
However using a real colon in a filename may not be a good idea due to potential conflict with URL schemes, for programs that accept both filenames and URL's as arguments. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
