Number: 1991

Date: 28-Aug-84 13':13':06

Submitter: Wallace

Source: Wallace

Subject: Tedit at least should accept ordinary xerox filename syntaxes

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Status: Declined

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System: Text

Subsystem: TEdit

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Lisp Version: 23-Aug-84 18':52':49

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["Sannella.PA" "28-Aug-84 13':25':45" Attn': Status':(New->Open)]'
["Sybalsky" "12-Sep-84 13':25':25" Attn': Status':(Open->Declined) Description':]

Description: IWBNI one could GET [host]<dir>mumble into tedit, especially since that''s the format I most often receive in messages.  Also it''s probably something a new user does early on.  IWABNI it took the cedar /// syntax, but that''s not as useful.'
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Also, why can''t I shift-select text into the prompt window when it has the fancy T cursor?'
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[JDS':  declined.  It is TEdit''s policy not to patch holes in the lisp world; since TEdit uses the standard Lisp file-handling, name-recognition, and such features, it won''t handle non-Lisp syntax.'
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The appropriate fix is to have the Lisp filename parsers handle other syntaxes.  Then TEdit will fall in line automatically.'
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Edit-By: Sybalsky

Edit-Date: 12-Sep-84 13':25':26