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

B. Bogart ben at ekran.org
Sat Apr 1 16:09:39 CEST 2006


folder_contents sounds damn clear!

Is directory stuff and file stuff in the same lib or two different ones?

[directory/contents]

[folder/contents]

[file/folder_contents]

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.b.

james tittle wrote:
> On Mar 31, 2006, at 5:45 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>
>> On Mar 31, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote:
>>
>>> 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..
>
>
> ...random ideas, to get away from using "list":
>
> [folder_contents]
> [directory_search]
> [folder_directory]
> [directory]
> [folder_catalog]
> [directory_index]
> [folder_inventory]
>
> james
>
>
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