Re: [dev] [dmenu] Keyboard Bindings

From: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter_AT_plaetinck.be>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:23:44 +0100

On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:59:49 +0100
Yoshi Rokuko <yoshi_AT_rokuko.net> wrote:

> +----------------------- Dieter Plaetinck -----------+
> > I don't understand... Are you saying "I agree the
> > token matching works fine and is the fastest, but I
> > still want you to implement an inferior and more
> > complicated approach (regexes)" ?
>
> i don't want you to implement regexp, i'm quite happy
> with v4.3.1, i will even upgrade in the future and if
> you have some token matching implemented i will get
> used to it - have no fear.
>
> however for me regexp is not inferior to your token
> matching, it is more versatile and people are used to
> it - it is common. i'm just sceptical about this 'yet
> another matching scheme' ...
>

FWIW, re "yet another": token matching is also implemented in xmms, firefox (awesomebar), chromium/chrome
and with uzbl/luakit(/surf?) by using dmenu and AFAIK users love it.
probably even some more cases i'm not aware of..

Dieter
Received on Mon Nov 21 2011 - 10:23:44 CET