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[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenam
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Frederick Robinson |
Subject: |
[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenames when filename contains operators |
Date: |
Mon, 05 May 2014 22:55:46 +0000 |
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Follow-up Comment #2, bug #42291 (project octave):
Thanks for the explanation, that makes a lot of sense. I still think that this
behavior is undesirable though.
As a user, when I press tab, I think I am asking the program "complete this
with the longest file/folder name prefix you can" In this case though (if I
understand correctly) the completion it offers (mlclass-ex) is not a valid
prefix at all, but rather the difference of two strings.
As for a fix, how about using the quote method that you mention. Whenever the
autocomplete adds a piece of filename which includes an operator it could add
an opening quote too (if not already present). So we'd have
>cd ml<tab>
>cd 'mlclass-ex
>cd 'mlclass-ex1<tab>
>cd 'mlclass-ex1/'
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- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenames, anonymous, 2014/05/04
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenames when filename contains operators, Mike Miller, 2014/05/05
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenames when filename contains operators,
Frederick Robinson <=
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenames when filename contains operators, Mike Miller, 2014/05/05
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] tab completion gives incorrect filenames when filename contains operators, Frederick Robinson, 2014/05/05
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] auto-quote filenames containing operators on tab completion with command syntax, Mike Miller, 2014/05/06
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] auto-quote filenames containing operators on tab completion with command syntax, Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso, 2014/05/06
- [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42291] auto-quote filenames containing operators on tab completion with command syntax, Mike Miller, 2014/05/08