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On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 5:04 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stefano, > > I disagree. Those features are nice to have but they add to the > minimal size of an implementation, which would be inappropriate on a > constrained platform such as mobile phone. Also completion would work > much differently on a T9-based input device versus a conventional > keyboard. > > The aspect of the OSGi command prompt that MUST be standardised is the > extensibility mechanism, i.e. adding new commands to the shell. > Currently one must implement these extensions differently on each > framework, which limits their value. > > Less critical but still IMHO important is a standardised syntax and > set of "core" commands. If these are standard across different > frameworks then technical documentation (manuals, tutorials etc) can > be written without endless instructions to "type X on Equinox, Y on > Felix, Z on Knopflerfish..."). > > Above this base, each framework should be free to implement whatever > value-add features it like such as history and completion, but I don't > think those features should be part of the specification. > > Regards, > Neil > > > > On 3/11/08, Stefano Lenzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Peter Kriens wrote: > > > The OSGi is currently working on a standard in this area. We have > > > finished the RFPs and started working on the RFC. So if you have inputs, > > > please let them be known. > > > > I think that: > > - Command History > > - Command and Option completion. Also either Command and Option > > completion should provide help information during the listing of the > > available chooses > > are a *must have* user requirement of the standard console. > > > > My two cent, > > Stefano "Kismet" Lenzi > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OSGi Developer Mail List > > [email protected] > > https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > OSGi Developer Mail List > [email protected] > https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev > _______________________________________________ OSGi Developer Mail List [email protected] https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev
