Re: Shells, Mplayer and Security (WAS: X Accessibility ...)
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Veli-Pekka Tatila wrote:
> Andor Demarteau wrote:
> > no, cause install here is an action not an option or switch
> I think I understand, now. so you are saying it defines a completely
> different mode of command-line interaction in stead of toggling some boolean
> flag or supplying a string.
yes. However, commandline switches aren't simply booleans but more like
commandline-configure options.
Sosmeporgrams can also handle the same options in config-files.
> > ~$ sudo apt-get
> What does sudo stand for? To a non-native English-speaker sounds like a
> hybrid of pseudo and undo.
I actually have no idea :)
> > zsh is particularly nice with tabcomplation, cause you walk through
> > the options not see them on screen
> Umm, I'm not sure if I'm reading you right. Which way it is if there are
> multiple choices will it:
> a) do it the Microsoft style and only complete one filename or option
> without showing the rest or
yes, but a new tab will give a new solution.
> b) show all of the other possible options on the screen as well
possibly. It's been a few years since I used zsh last.
> I often find A easier, at least when reviewing the console from a GUI screen
> reader in Windows.
>
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