From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <52ADCCE9.7000507@gmx.de> <52ADD84F.3070200@gmx.de> <52ADEC0C.1000109@gmx.de> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 08:32:00 -0700 Message-ID: From: Skip Tavakkolian To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c31f70fb059c0501256b30 Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme: spaces in file names Topicbox-Message-UUID: 11689d84-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11c31f70fb059c0501256b30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 i'm not sure, but i think this is where the problem starts. take it with a grain of salt; i'm no acme expert and i spent less than 10 minutes looking through the sources (the Plan 9 version). /sys/src/cmd/acme/wind.c:359,361 On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Blake McBride wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion. I really wish acme were just fixed. I find > acme a beautiful editor. A small number of issues render the editor too > much of a hassle to use for me. It is a shame because I really like it. > It is clean, simple, easy to learn, and powerful. > > Thanks. > > Blake > > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:03 AM, Riddler wrote: > >> Perhaps making the tagline a special case where acme will read from the >> left to the bar | and use that for the file/directory name. >> >> You would still have to chord it elsewhere but it might fix the most >> annoying issue (inability to one click put etc) >> >> Thoughts? >> On 19 Aug 2014 21:40, "Blake McBride" wrote: >> >>> B 'some directory name with spaces' >>> >>> does load the directory correctly. But as soon as you put the cursor >>> into the directory acme changes the buffer header from "some directory name >>> with spaces" to "some". Not supporting space in file/directory names has >>> been the single biggest impediment to my use of acme. >>> >>> I noticed Wily doesn't have this problem. Of course it is missing win, >>> Edit, Tab, etc.... >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Blake >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:39 PM, andrey mirtchovski < >>> mirtchovski@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> with the plumber running, issuing "B /anyfile" will open the file in >>>> acme, even if acme isn't running. this is very useful when you start >>>> scripting little tools. >>>> >>>> i think this covers everything about acme :) >>>> >>>> >>> > --001a11c31f70fb059c0501256b30 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
i'm not sure, but i think this is where the problem st= arts. take it with a grain of salt; i'm no acme expert and i spent less= than 10 minutes looking through the sources (the Plan 9 version).

/sys/src/cmd/acme/wind.c:359,361

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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Blake McBride <b= lake@mcbride.name> wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion. = =C2=A0I really wish acme were just fixed. =C2=A0I find acme a beautiful edi= tor. =C2=A0A small number of issues render the editor too much of a hassle = to use for me. =C2=A0It is a shame because I really like it. =C2=A0It is cl= ean, simple, easy to learn, and powerful.

Thanks.
=

Blake


On We= d, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:03 AM, Riddler <riddler876@gmail.com> wrote:

Perhaps making the tagline a = special case where acme will read from the left to the bar | and use that f= or the file/directory name.

You would still have to chord it elsewhere but it might fix = the most annoying issue (inability to one click put etc)

Thoughts?

On 19 Aug 2014 21:40, "Blake McBride" = <blake@mcbride.n= ame> wrote:
B 'some directory name with spaces'

=
does load the directory correctly. =C2=A0But as soon as you put the cu= rsor into the directory acme changes the buffer header from "some dire= ctory name with spaces" to "some". =C2=A0Not supporting spac= e in file/directory names has been the single biggest impediment to my use = of acme.

I noticed Wily doesn't have this problem. =C2=A0Of = course it is missing win, Edit, Tab, etc....

Thank= s.

Blake


<= div class=3D"gmail_quote"> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:39 PM, andrey mirtchovski <<= a href=3D"mailto:mirtchovski@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mirtchovski@gmail= .com> wrote:
with the plumber running, issuing "B /anyfile" will open the file= in
acme, even if acme isn't running. this is very useful when you start scripting little tools.

i think this covers everything about acme :)




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