[REBOL] Re: ...
From: joel:neely:fedex at: 12-Sep-2002 1:29
Hi, Anton,
... half a mo' while I reboot ...
>> list-dir %.../
** Access Error: Cannot open /home/jn/.../
** Where: throw-on-error
** Near: list-dir %.../
>> change-dir %.../
** Access Error: Cannot open /home/jn/.../
** Near: change-dir %.../
and the same thing happens on Mac OS/X (Core, of course).
I must admit a preference for ../../ versus .../ on simple
human engineering grounds:
1) it's more visually distinct (less easy to miss at a glance),
2) it's extensible.
Combining those two, think about the likelihood of misreading
something like ...../ versus ../../../../ (especially if .. is
pronounced "parent" or "up").
-jn-
Anton wrote:
> Anyone on linux?
>
> > >>> what-dir
> > > == %/C/rebol/view/
> > >>> change-dir %../
> > > == %/C/rebol/
> > >>> what-dir
> > > == %/C/rebol/
> >
> > > ok now try this
> >
> > >>> change-dir %.../
> > > == %/C/rebol/view/.../
> > >>> what-dir
> > > == %/C/rebol/view/.../
> >
> > Hmmm. What are three dots supposed to give? ...
> >
...
> > That's on Amiga. Oh, have you a directory called ... in your view
> > directory?
-jn-
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