- shurely '~' is not always needed (if that is what you are saying): I can
use {{sep}}home{{sep}}myusername{{sep}}tmp{{sep}}filename.txt , for example
- I really hope you don't choose '*' for such a feature. might something
like '~~' work?
On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 3:38:04 PM UTC+1 Edward K. Ream wrote:
> On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 8:01:11 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote:
>
> Leo already handles "~", so we don't need "{{~}}".
>
>
> Now that I've gathered my wits, let me try to make a simpler response:
>
> 1. The new code (PR #3264
> <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/pull/3264>) will be *exactly
> *equivalent
> to the old unless an @file headline contains a path expression.
>
> 2. `~' is needed in path expressions unless Leo *already* handles `~/x`
> or `~/../y` *without* path expressions.
> The PR contains a strong new unit test. I'll test Leo's legacy
> operation using that test and report back.
>
> 3. *New*: withing path expressions, some character, say '*', will
> evaluate to (say)
> os.environment[LEO_BASE_DIRECTORY],
> eliminating the need for conditional code or other hacks.
>
> Edward
>
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