Nov. 20, 2009
12:39 a.m.
Stéphane Ducasse wrote:
When we edit a file we should be in control about that we want to have. I don't think so. What we want is an end of line. I don't care how it is represented. (Actually, I do. It should be out-of-band instead of a character. But I'm not going to get that). Only when saving/exporting (and importing) can I be interested in the representation. Default should be platform, as most people are not interested in implementation problems.
In CUIS when you edit a file you can decide the convention or change it. I don't like that. It is fine for a hex editor, but not for text.
Stephan Eggermont