Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread The Rasterman
On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:35:25 +0100 Michael Blumenkrantz said: > currently, rename functionality in EFM allows moving files by typing paths. > this can be accomplished through the following: > > directory contents { directory/ file } > rename(file) -> "directory/file" > file is now located in t

Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Tom Hacohen wrote: > On 10/09/12 16:35, Michael Blumenkrantz wrote: >> currently, rename functionality in EFM allows moving files by typing paths. >> this can be accomplished through the following: >> >> directory contents { directory/ file } >> rename(file) ->

Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread Lucas De Marchi
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Tom Hacohen wrote: > Sure, but because after "applying" the change the file will just > disappear, it's very easy to lose files this way... Maybe, if you add a > special message (that can be suppressed for good for example) that > notifies the user about the behav

Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread Tom Hacohen
Sure, but because after "applying" the change the file will just disappear, it's very easy to lose files this way... Maybe, if you add a special message (that can be suppressed for good for example) that notifies the user about the behaviour when he does it, that'd be a nice feature to keep. It

Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread Michael Blumenkrantz
renaming into other directories in this manner still prompts for overwrites and everything just like moving a file normally would On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Tom Hacohen wrote: > On 10/09/12 16:35, Michael Blumenkrantz wrote: > >> currently, rename functionality in EFM allows moving files by

Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread Tom Hacohen
On 10/09/12 16:35, Michael Blumenkrantz wrote: > currently, rename functionality in EFM allows moving files by typing paths. > this can be accomplished through the following: > > directory contents { directory/ file } > rename(file) -> "directory/file" > file is now located in the subdirectory >

Re: [E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread P Purkayastha
On 09/10/2012 09:35 PM, Michael Blumenkrantz wrote: > currently, rename functionality in EFM allows moving files by typing paths. > this can be accomplished through the following: > > directory contents { directory/ file } > rename(file) -> "directory/file" > file is now located in the subdirect

[E-devel] EFM rename behavior

2012-09-10 Thread Michael Blumenkrantz
currently, rename functionality in EFM allows moving files by typing paths. this can be accomplished through the following: directory contents { directory/ file } rename(file) -> "directory/file" file is now located in the subdirectory the question is, is this behavior that we want? there isn't