Re: UNC Pathname Handling within Applications

[Thorsten Haude <nedit at thorstenhau dot de>]

Hi,

please send me every mail only once. Thanks.

* Larry Hall wrote (2004-07-16 04:21):
>At 07:30 PM 7/15/2004, you wrote:
>>* Shankar Unni wrote (2004-07-16 00:52):
>>>Thorsten Haude wrote:
>>>>- Is there any standard way to approach this problem? Has it come up
>>>>before in other applications?
>>>
>>>I don't know why you are even trying to normalize the paths like this. 
>>>Just hand the thing off to the OS. Usually, both the user and the OS 
>>>know what it is they are trying to do.
>>
>>The path is also displayed at various places. The user might be
>>surprised to see surplus slashes.
>
>Better that they be surprised and have things work than be surprised and
>complain when things don't work.  Don't shield them from the reality of the
>real world.  It's a learning experience and depriving them of that won't
>help anyone.

I think some people might see the surprising path, *think* the
software is broken and stop using it. Another problem ist the toolkit.

I agree that the leading extra slash should be supported, but it might
not be as easy as it sounds.


>That ends the philosophy lesson for today.  Please go back to your homes
>now and meditate on this. ;-)

Thank you, O wise one!


Thorsten
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