On 2017-03-08, Guillaume Munch wrote:
> Le 08/03/2017 à 13:18, Kornel Benko a écrit :
>> Am Mittwoch, 8. März 2017 um 11:48:12, schrieb Guenter Milde 
>> <mi...@users.sf.net>
>>>>> Would you be opposed to using a different symbol that is not interpreted
>>>>> by common shells?

> I thought about it.


>>> I prefer *, because

>>> * it is established as wildcard symbol and even «'*'» is shorter than
>>>   «default»

> This was my reasoning. Already saw * used elsewhere for lfuns.

>>> * it is clearly separable from a file name (in contrast to "default").

>>> Günter

>> But we already use 'pdf2,dvi,...'. No difference to 'default' from my
>> pov. The parameter stays for format (not possible to mix with file
>> name), so I do not see a problem.

Sorry, I mixed this up. In this case I agree with "default".

> I have no strong opinion. Just report to me if you end up agreeing on a 
> solution, or feel free to change it yourself.


Günter

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