Re: URL filename syntax?

[Oliver Scholz]

address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:

[...]
> I definitely prefer the current tramp syntax!  It does the job well,
> has a tidy syntax, works well with read-file-name (and ido), and it
> doesn't pretend to be something it ain't.
[...]

I'd just like to point out, that an URL syntax has one big advantage
for *new* users: most users are familiar with it already. If they are
told that Emacs can edit remote files, they are probably able to use
Tramp/ange-ftp right away without learning a new syntax.

    Oliver
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