On 2015-07-15 18:06:42 +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:06:03 +0900 > > From: Norbert Preining <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected], Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]>, > > Texinfo <[email protected]> > > > > What about encoding sub-dirs in the dir file with'::' like: > > * Emacs: (emacs-24::emacs). The extensible self-documenting text > > editor. > > > > Then one could do > > info emacs-24::emacs > > etc? > > Please don't make characters other than slashes magic in file names. > Next thing we will hear is someone asking how to use a file name with > a real colon.
However using a real colon in a filename may not be a good idea due to potential conflict with URL schemes, for programs that accept both filenames and URL's as arguments. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
