> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Suraj N. Kurapati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As was already discussed at least once, if we want to automatically > offer hints to users from other shells, we want a system orthogonal to > the normal parser. For starters, triggering hints by simple string > search against the command should be enough (if needed we can extend > it to [OOPS, hand too light on the "Send". Sorry.] (if needed we can extend it to regexps). The important point about such a help system would be to allow false positives and make them not annoying.
* If the command parsing/execution fails, any matching hints should be shown of course. * Normally, hints should be displayed transiently while typing and then go away. * An easy way to say "don't show this hint again" might be useful. And perhaps otherwise inspect/manage hint status. If properly done, this could become a built-in learn-as-you-go tutorial. BTW, do we want an interactive tutorial for fish? Perhaps encouraging people to spend several minutes early on to learn the basics of fish is the most useful thing to do. I'm ready to write one, it there is agreement that it's a good idea. I think I'd start with targeting it at complete shell newbies. Later, I might add a "which shells are you familiar with" question at the start which would add the relevant transition notes. -- Beni Cherniavsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (I read email only on weekends) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
