[PD-dev] Re: [PD] [folder_list]

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Mar 31, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote:

> Hallo,
> Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>> [folder_list] is based on glob, so it supports full UNIX file
>> globbing on UNIX platforms.  (On Windows, its supports Windows
>> wildcard patterns, which are not as nice, IMHO, and not always
>> compatible).
>
> Maybe [folder_glob] would be a better name? [folder_list] may lead
> users to expect a list - of whatever kind - as a result. (I would even
> prefer [folder_ls] but that my be too unixish.)


Yeah, [folder_list] is not the best name.  ls and glob are too  
UNIXish, tho I love UNIX. Hmm..  [file/listing]?  "list" really seems  
to be the common word here.  [file_list] might be the best bet.   
Folders are usually considered files, while files are not considered  
folders ever..

.hc

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