> > Stuart Brorson wrote: > >> Should actions be looked up case-insentively? > >> > >> I.e. in the command window and menu definitions, if the user says > >> "quit()" should it match "Quit()" or complain? Do we ever want to > >> support two actions that differ only in case? > >=20 > > My opinion: Actions should be case sensitive -- it's the unix way. > > Command line switches for various programs are often case sensitive. > > Aren't the commands in vi case sensitive? (I only know enough vi to > > get out of it when I am inadvertently dropped into it.)=20 > > But they should be lowercase in that case. (typing mixed case commands=20 > is a pain as someone already noticed)
I agree. Xtian brought out an issue of which I was unaware. The mixed case commands would probably need to be still supported for backwards compatability. If all lower case is too confusing (because you can't easily parse the individual words), the migration from old to new commands could look like this: FooBar -> foo-bar. > Probably tab completion would be a good idea (better IMHO than cryptic=20 > shortcut acronyms) I like it! Stuart
