Re: [PATCH] Accept more :tangle-mode specification forms

[tomas]

On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 04:08:16PM +0800, Timothy wrote:
> Hi Tom, Tim, Thomas, and Greg,

[...]

> • a shorthand for octal
> • ls-style
> • chmod-style
> I think this small collection of distinct and simple input methods isn’t 
> overly
> clever or complex, and feel that it strikes the right balance between too many
> options and too little flexibility.

That sounds good.

> [...] I’m
> thinking either “o555” or “#o555” would be a good improvement over “(identity
> #o555), but am open to other suggestions.

That's reasonable. I'd even tend to disallow decimal. In usage, it's too
exotic and the potential for someone entering "just a number" expecting
for it to be read as octal is too high. Is it worth the risk?

Timothy, I really admire your patience, and your incredibly friendly way
of doing things :)

Cheers
 - t

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