On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:09:28 -0600 Ted Zlatanov <t...@lifelogs.com> wrote:
TZ> On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:03:55 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote: >>>> IMO the cycling should only be based on scores. That would, I think, >>>> accomplish all your items and produce less "DWIM but that's not it." SM> Currently, the cycling code is fairly naive and it uses a fixed ordering SM> based on string length (shorter first). Patches to make it more SM> customizable (by the completion table, not just by the end-user) would SM> be very welcome (e.g. for file completion, it could first cycle through SM> VCS-managed files). TZ> Maybe accept the score as a property to the candidate strings and use TZ> that property, if it exists, instead of the string length? TZ> That would side-step the current completion mechanism nicely, requiring TZ> little extra code except in the final sort of candidates. If the TZ> strings aren't mangled by the completion mechanism, of course--but I TZ> don't think they are after a quick scan. Should I pursue this myself or are you guys (Stefan or Roland) interested in doing it? Thanks Ted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
