On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 03:31:13PM -0430, Ernesto Hernández-Novich wrote: > > But what if I don't want the URLs to be shortened unless the text is > > actually larger than 140 characters? I'd prefer complete URLs whenever > > possible, and shorten only if needed. > > > > Of course, this is _my_ preference, and need not match everyone > > else's. > > I agree with you. However, shortening _every_ URL _every_ time seems to > be the common practice for Twitter clients, and that's the behaviour > implied by the man page. > > If there where an additional preference for conditional URL shortening, > I'd probably use it, if only to annoy those who think "every URL should > be shortened or ponies die", but that would require extra code plus > changes in the manpage. > > It's easier to fix the code to match the manpage :-)
I see your point. In any case, this is something for the maintainer to decide; I just wanted to contest your argument. :-) Thanks. Kumar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
