[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2016-06-11 16:52, David Froble wrote:
> Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2016-06-10 18:12, David Froble wrote:
>>> John E. Malmberg wrote:
>>>
>>>> One issue with the VMS terminal line editing is because it is handled
>>>> in the driver, it does not have access to the filesystem to allow it
>>>> to do filename completion.
>>>
>>> Not asking this just to be some smartass, even though that's what I am.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> What is the relative value of such a feature?  Sure, developers might
>>> make use of it.  But end users of the applications may not even have a
>>> clue what a file is, and really, that's who the systems are for.
>>>
>>> Just like the many discussions on command line recall, what's the real
>>> value?
>>
>> Well, for those people, even the commandline itself is unknown, so of
>> course any additional features in this area are wasted.
>>
>> It's like asking what the additional value is of binoculars, if we're
>> talking about blind people. Of course the answer is "none". But is
>> that target group relevant in the discussion?
>>
>>     Johnny
>>
>
> If we're talking about where VSI should spend their limited development
> money, then yes, it's very relevant.

So the question you are posing is if VSI should do any work on the 
command line interface, because a lot of people are not using the 
command line interface at all? Fair enough. That is a valid question.
Anyone know how many VMS users who do not use the command line interface?

	Johnny

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