> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:08:47 +0200 > From: Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]> > Cc: Norbert Preining <[email protected]>, [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > > > > 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.
Users are entitled to do as they please, even if they are not good ideas.
