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diff --git a/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn b/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn index 14ca0d25e..e3302995a 100644 --- a/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn @@ -18,3 +18,24 @@ A couple of suggestions for improving the usefulness of pagespecs: > pagespecs match absolute by default. It would be nice to clear up that > inconsistency somehow, it's on my little list of things in ikiwiki that > arn't ideal. :-) --[[Joey]] + +I've looked at how to implement "./", yes, and I was a little hesitant +to disturb the elegant implementation of pagespecs as it is now. That's +why I wrote this todo item rather than just a patch :). As I see it, +the simplest thing to do is check globs when building the pagespec +expression and translate "./foo" to "$from.'/foo'" in the resulting +expression, and then add the $from paramater to pagespec_match. This does +require an API change for all plugins which use pagespecs but hopefully +it should be minor. I will work on a patch tomorrow. + +My use case for "@" (which is kind of a crummy symbol, but whatever) is +my [projects page](http://www.betacantrips.com/projects/). I want to inline +"summary" or "introduction" pages that are exactly one level below the +inlining page, but not tarballs or other junk that might be in +subdirectories. (The issue is confounded here because of my index.mdwn +patch, but the principle is the same.) I chose "@" because it's similar in +physical shape to "*" but enclosed, suggesting limitations. I also thought +it would be useful in simplifying hacks like in [[plugins/map]] but I see +now that I was mistaken.. "four or fewer levels deep" would be +"@ or @/@ or @/@/@ or @/@/@/@". Well, I think it has a certain appeal but +I can see why it might not be much of an improvement :). --Ethan
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