Re: [Ranger-users] ranger 1.6.0 on the horizon

[Roman Z.]

Is that really a crash?  For me, it just says "File or directory doesn't
exist" and exits.  Anyway, you can always run "ranger ~" when in a
directory that doesn't exist.

Roman

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 03:50:16PM -0800, Johnathan Jenkins wrote:
> Just an idea, sometimes I remove a directory. and rerun ranger in the
> same terminal, however the directory doesnt exist anymore, causes ranger
> to crash, is there a way to have ranger default to /home. I'm fairly
> sure this isnt what you mean for 1.6.0 release. Hardly a bug, more
> horrible user action. But would be wonderful.
> 
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:19:40PM +0100, Roman Z. wrote:
> > Hello ranger users,
> > 
> > After over a year, it is time for a new minor version number: for ranger 
> > 1.6.0.
> > This means that new features are getting into ranger-stable, not only bug
> > fixes. Features like the new file launcher "rifle", rc.conf, visual mode,
> > removal of the config files "apps.py" and "options.py", a rewritten tabs
> > backend and several new options and key bindings.
> > 
> > I'd like to ask you to think of any changes and bug fixes that absolutely 
> > have
> > to get into 1.6.0. Tell me about your ideas, even if you already told me, 
> > since
> > I am very forgetful.
> > 
> > Also, please note that in 1.6.0, all tabs will be converted to 4 spaces in
> > order to conform with python style guidelines [1] [2]. This might cause 
> > issues
> > with patches or "git blame", sorry for the inconvenience. Often git 
> > provides a
> > "--ignore-whitespace" or "-w" option which may help you with the transition.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Roman
> > 
> > [1] http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#tabs-or-spaces
> > [2] https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?36009
> > 
> >