> On 22-Apr-07, at 6:09 AM, Theodore H. Smith wrote: > >>> OK, its path time, again. >>> >>> I know that absolute paths are "evil" (Joe's trademark?). >> >> >> So use relative paths instead :) Unix style. >> >> Relative paths, unlike aliases, work across downloads, copies, disks. >> >> Let's say I copy some folders from one disk to another. Relative >> paths still work. Aliases don't. >> >> Relative paths are clearly superior to aliases. And they can be >> stored as strings, which is handy. > > Relative paths will be just as "bad" as absolute paths ever were for > all the same reasons
Except that they won't be as bad. And I've already stated reasons why they won't. Which you ignored. The email you replied to contained the disproof of the statement you made. -- http://elfdata.com/plugin/ "String processing, done right" _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
