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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Cc: "SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>,
	"Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	"Git Mailing List" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <stolee@gmail.com>,
	johannes.schindelin@gmail.com,
	"Lessley Dennington" <lessleydennington@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:40:30 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq7dayup5d.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BErg-RtyycXaRXYfQHEQXA4q-FU9Q6nYkSHJsqL-04oXw@mail.gmail.com> (Elijah Newren's message of "Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:14:58 -0800")

Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm not sure I follow.  READM<TAB> already doesn't complete to
> README.md in the following example command lines:
>    'cd READM<TAB>'
>    'ssh READM<TAB>'

If the example were "ls READM<TAB>", it would have been worth the
time to read and think about this again, but all users expect "cd"
to go into directories, and "ssh" to go visit another host, and
taking a local filename as a hint to complete would be nonsense.

But that is not what we are talking about (and it is frustrating
that you know it).  

To users, what sparse-checkout takes look like local pathnames, not
necessarily limited to directory names (if you disagree, go back and
read what SZEDER wrote to trigger this thread).

I know it is your preference to complete only directories and
exclude filenames, but I question if the confusion such a design
causes to end-users is worth it.

  reply	other threads:[~2022-01-17 19:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 95+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-12-30  0:32 [PATCH 0/2] sparse checkout: custom bash completion updates Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2021-12-30  0:32 ` [PATCH 1/2] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion tests Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2021-12-30 13:43   ` Derrick Stolee
2021-12-30 16:19     ` Lessley Dennington
2021-12-30 17:43       ` Derrick Stolee
2021-12-31 19:27         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-04 19:19           ` Lessley Dennington
2021-12-30  0:32 ` [PATCH 2/2] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2021-12-30 13:50   ` Derrick Stolee
2021-12-30 16:24     ` Lessley Dennington
2021-12-30 19:26 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] sparse checkout: custom bash completion updates Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2021-12-30 19:26   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion tests Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2021-12-31 20:03     ` Elijah Newren
2021-12-31 22:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-31 22:25         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-04 19:25         ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-04 20:25           ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-05 14:05             ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-04 19:24       ` Lessley Dennington
2021-12-30 19:26   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2021-12-31 22:52     ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-04 19:41       ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-04 20:42         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-05 20:20           ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-05 22:55             ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-10 18:59   ` [PATCH v3 0/3] sparse checkout: custom bash completion updates Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-10 18:59     ` [PATCH v3 1/3] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion tests Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-10 18:59     ` [PATCH v3 2/3] sparse-checkout: custom tab completion Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-15  9:57       ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-01-16  1:03         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-16 22:13           ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-17 18:14             ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-17 19:40               ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2022-01-18 17:56                 ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-22  1:07                   ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-22  1:08                     ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-22  2:11                       ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-18 21:02               ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-01-18 21:43                 ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-18 17:59           ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-18 22:22           ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-01-18 23:30             ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-10 18:59     ` [PATCH v3 3/3] sparse-checkout: limit tab completion to a single level Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-12 23:43       ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-13  0:00         ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-13  0:38         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-13 19:02           ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-10 20:38     ` [PATCH v3 0/3] sparse checkout: custom bash completion updates Elijah Newren
2022-01-11 17:17       ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-11 19:45         ` Taylor Blau
2022-01-12 18:35           ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-27 21:21     ` [PATCH v4 0/3] completion: sparse-checkout updates Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-27 21:21       ` [PATCH v4 1/3] completion: add sparse-checkout tests Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-28  0:08         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-28  1:56           ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-28  2:04             ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-27 21:21       ` [PATCH v4 2/3] completion: sparse-checkout updates Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-28  1:21         ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-31 20:03           ` Lessley Dennington
2022-01-31 21:37             ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-27 21:21       ` [PATCH v4 3/3] completion: ensure cone mode completion with multiple <TAB>s Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-01-28  1:53         ` Elijah Newren
2022-02-03 20:44       ` [PATCH v5 0/3] completion: sparse-checkout updates Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-03 20:44         ` [PATCH v5 1/3] completion: address sparse-checkout issues Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-03 23:52           ` Elijah Newren
2022-02-04  0:34             ` Lessley Dennington
2022-02-03 20:44         ` [PATCH v5 2/3] completion: improve sparse-checkout cone mode directory completion Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-03 20:44         ` [PATCH v5 3/3] completion: handle unusual characters for sparse-checkout Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-03 23:58           ` Elijah Newren
2022-02-04  0:37             ` Lessley Dennington
2022-02-04  4:25             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04 21:55           ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-03 21:48         ` [PATCH v5 0/3] completion: sparse-checkout updates Junio C Hamano
2022-02-03 22:17           ` Lessley Dennington
2022-02-03 23:28             ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-03 23:59               ` Lessley Dennington
2022-02-04  2:43                 ` Lessley Dennington
2022-02-04  3:28                   ` Lessley Dennington
2022-02-04  4:21                   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04  3:26         ` [PATCH v6 " Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-04  3:26           ` [PATCH v6 1/3] completion: address sparse-checkout issues Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-04  3:26           ` [PATCH v6 2/3] completion: improve sparse-checkout cone mode directory completion Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-04  3:26           ` [PATCH v6 3/3] completion: handle unusual characters for sparse-checkout Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-04  6:05           ` [PATCH v6 0/3] completion: sparse-checkout updates Elijah Newren
2022-02-04 17:04             ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-04 17:55               ` Elijah Newren
2022-02-04 19:54                 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-04 20:01                   ` Elijah Newren
2022-02-04 21:47                     ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-07 17:31           ` [PATCH v7 " Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-07 17:31             ` [PATCH v7 1/3] completion: address sparse-checkout issues Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-07 17:31             ` [PATCH v7 2/3] completion: improve sparse-checkout cone mode directory completion Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-02-07 17:31             ` [PATCH v7 3/3] completion: handle unusual characters for sparse-checkout Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget
2022-04-06  9:42               ` Adam Dinwoodie
2022-02-08  4:16             ` [PATCH v7 0/3] completion: sparse-checkout updates Elijah Newren

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