Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:53:52 -0700 From: Parag Patel <parag@cgt.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Command-line editing [was NetWare client in -current] Message-ID: <9219.937364032@pinhead.parag.codegen.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Parag Patel <parag@pinhead.parag.codegen.com> of "Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:54:50 PDT." <7895.937349690@pinhead.parag.codegen.com>
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I said: >Anyway, command-line apps have been obsolete for years, so I guess we >should go on and find better things to argue about. :) I guess people missed the ":)" so I'd better explain. Most computers are embedded and becoming both more ubiquitous and invisble. Most of these don't even *have* interfaces, GUI or CLI. CLIs are pretty much useful only for developers, sysadmins, and support. That said, I'd prefer a Mac MPW-style shell/editor where the tools themselves don't know nor care about command-line editing and vptys are a thing of the past. Sort of like a less linear xterm with more powerful cut/paste/exec facilities. Someday I may even finish writing it... Hm - come to think of it, I guess there is no good reason to put CLI stuff into the driver. Nor "cooked" modes. Apologies for wasting time. -- Parag Patel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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