Quoting Frans Pop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Maybe even define a new class "debconf directives" that can be included
> in strings.
> This could be something like ${!TAB} or ${!COL} and ${!SPAN=2}. Advantage
> is that ${...} is already used for variables and thus already special cased.
> The added "!"
Otavio wrote:
> I prefer to:
> - use a easy to identify character as separator (& | or whatever)
> - a way to escape this character (\& \| or whatever)
I'd suggest to do it the other way around: define a special character
sequence that is recognized by cdebconf as a column separator (and a
second
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Otavio Salvador wrote:
>> This isn't accurate enough, I'm sorry. I think that any char we choose
>> as a separator needs to have a way to be escaped.
>
> A tab *means* "advance to the next column". Therefore, it would do
> exactly what it's intended to do, t
Otavio Salvador wrote:
> This isn't accurate enough, I'm sorry. I think that any char we choose
> as a separator needs to have a way to be escaped.
A tab *means* "advance to the next column". Therefore, it would do
exactly what it's intended to do, therefore there is no point in
escaping it.
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Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Quoting Otavio Salvador ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>> Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > Using almost any other character than a tab does have the issue that
>> > said separator character would need a way to be escaped and displayed.
>>
>> And
Quoting Otavio Salvador ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Using almost any other character than a tab does have the issue that
> > said separator character would need a way to be escaped and displayed.
>
> And why does tab don't need a way to be escaped?
I'd say
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Using almost any other character than a tab does have the issue that
> said separator character would need a way to be escaped and displayed.
And why does tab don't need a way to be escaped?
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Frans Pop wrote:
> I agree with Otavio that using a tab as column separator is not a good
> idea, but for a completely different reason.
> I can imagine you'd have a case where you'd want a string including
> columns to be translated. If you use a tab, this is almost guaranteed to
> result in broke
Jérémy Bobbio wrote:
> Attached is a patch adding a new capability to cdebconf named "align",
> following Anton's proposal [1] and as discussed during the september IRC
> meeting [2].
I've given this patch a try, and it looks really good!
I agree with Otavio that using a tab as column separator
Jérémy Bobbio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> * The \t (TAB) character is the column separator.
>
> This last point raised some concerns for Otavio as tabs might be more
> difficult to spot while reviewing templates. Christian confirmed my
> feeling that it was a good idea though, as he told me th
Hi!
Attached is a patch adding a new capability to cdebconf named "align",
following Anton's proposal [1] and as discussed during the september IRC
meeting [2].
cdebconf/src/commands.c |5
cdebconf/src/frontend.c |6
cdebc
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