On 27 Feb 2002 13:12:02 +0100, Dominik Vogt wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 11:40:51AM +0000, Mikhael Goikhman wrote: > > > > If you think this is a mix, yes, but it is not different from this: > > > > Current (foobar) Next (foobar2) Close > > > > For me it should return: > > > > * Current syntax: SyntaxError > > * Current failed: NoMatch > > * Next syntax: SyntaxError > > * Next failed: NoMatch > > * Close syntax: SyntaxError > > * Close passed: Success > > * Close failed: NoWindow > > > > What should it return as it is now? Which is more useful? :) > > I don't know, but I do know that you did not get the idea what the > "error" return code stands for in the current code. The idea was > to use it if the pre conditions to run the command at all are not > fulfilled, e.g. if you issue "Pick" but select no window. This > is quite different from syntax errors. Handling syntax errors may > not be necessary at all. Fvwm already prints error messages in > this case.
Of course, "Error" (better to be "Canceled") as it is now has nothing to do with "SyntaxError" or "NoFile" or "NoWindow" that I used as future status codes. Regards, Mikhael. -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL:http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm-workers" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
