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Re: Screensaver support for the Hurd console


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: Screensaver support for the Hurd console
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:12:24 +0100

   > I'd prefer to see a --driver-version=DRIVER and
   > --driver-help=DRIVER option.  "Overloading" --help/--version in
   > this way is confusing for users.  --help/--version means to get
   > help about the command you are running, not about some plugin or
   > driver that is going to be used.

   Things can be different if it improves usability.

In this case, it doesn't.

   GNU arch (tla) works like this: `--help' gives help about `tla'
   itself,

You'd be suprised how often I curse when I type "tla --help" and don't
get a useful help message.



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