Re: [bongo-devel] Re: Bongo wishlist #9: make `d' work on header lines

[Daniel Brockman]

address@hidden (Daniel Jensen) writes:

> Daniel Brockman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> address@hidden (Daniel Jensen) writes:
>>
>>> How would you like Bongo to find the right directory? The easy way to
>>> implement this is to forward a few lines to the nearest track and use
>>> that for finding the directory. But that is not always the right one.
>>
>> As a matter of fact, it is (assuming that the next track is
>> actually indented).  Header lines are determined completely
>> by the tracks below them.  Empty sections carry no
>> information whatsoever.
>
> You're probably right. I thought that maybe one would like to open a
> parent directory or something, a directory that is not the one Bongo
> thinks is right. It's a little far-fetched.

Oh, I see what you mean now.  Yes, that is probably often
what one would like --- I agree.  However, there is no
simple way to do that now.

>> Is this the direction in which we want to go?  Turn the
>> control of sectioning over to the user.
>
> This is interesting. But maybe you would like to make some kind of
> stable release first, because this could potentially lead to a lot of
> other interesting ideas and changes in the foundations of Bongo.

That's a wise thought and a good idea.

-- 
Daniel Brockman <address@hidden>