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Hmmm. The Explorer in Windows 7 does this, somewhat better than proposed here (in my opinion) since it eliminates slashes. There are additional operational sem
by kabdib 14y ago
Hmmm. The Explorer in Windows 7 does this, somewhat better than proposed here (in my opinion) since it eliminates slashes.
There are additional operational semantics that are important, such how you bail out of a bad edit, what happens if you type in something non-existent, and so forth.
I hadn't realized how involved this UI is. People take a lot for granted.
- nakkiel 14y ago> People take a lot for granted I would say the average user doesn't understand correctly a good 70% of what's on his screen. Programmers sure do take a lot for granted. Edit: missing "user".
- greatquux 14y agoI wonder if MS was able to patent that functionality in the Explorer in W7. Of course it shouldn't be patentable, but with today's system, I doubt they'll have trouble doing it.