Date:	Thu, 8 May 1997 22:14:16 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT 55-174 DOT hy DOT cgocable DOT ca>
Reply-To:	pierre AT tycho DOT com
To:	OpenDOS Mailing List <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: BIG suggestion for Opendos Features
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On Thu, 8 May 1997, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> Yeah, I *HATE* spaces in filenames!  I have my biased reasons of
> "why" but I'll keep them to myself.  I don't put CTRL-R's in
> filenames or ALT-234's so I don't appreciate spaces either.
> However, the IFS must accept them I suppose for compatibility
> with FS's that allow them. I think the new native FS should
> support but discourage them.

Stupidity should be supported, but definitely discouraged. ;-)

> Even worse than spaces in filenames are '!' chars.  Try and do
> ANYTHING with a file with a ! in it in UNIX!  YIKES!!!!!!!!!!

Well, can't you put backslashes in front of them?

> Question: Where can I get a good WYSIWYG HTML editor for Linux?

If you find an answer to that one, I'd be interested. Hmm... Not really
WYSIWYG editor, but I'd like something like HomeSite for Windows 95, with
HTML validation built-in, syntax highlighting and HTML commands (like
Ctrl-A to do an anchor with the selected text).

Pierre Phaneuf

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