[MacPorts] #66500: Remove $ dollar sign from line copy&paste (user terminal commands)
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#66500: Remove $ dollar sign from line copy&paste (user terminal commands)
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Reporter: esbugz | Owner: (none)
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: |
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Description changed by esbugz:
Old description:
> Terminal commands that a user is supposed to type are formatted with
> ''$'' dollar sign
> {{{
> $ Commands to be typed into a terminal window.
> }}}
>
> However, this makes it very inconvenient to copy&paste the easiest
> selection item — the whole line — since the ''$'' dollar sign will
> corrupt the command.
>
> The better way is to either:
> - enhance the guide's terminal command field to show the $ without it
> being selectable on triple click as some other websites do, for example,
> check this one [https://scoop.sh/#/apps?q=regfileexport&s=0&d=1&o=true] —
> you don't even need to triple click to select a line, just clicking on
> the line can select the command you can paste to the terminal, and there
> is also a very helpful clipboard icon indicator that you've copied
> - or change the syntax to exclude the $ altogether (a much more
> disruptive move as it's a common convention to denote user terminal input
> with $)
New description:
Terminal commands that a user is supposed to type are formatted with ''$''
dollar sign
{{{
$ Commands to be typed into a terminal window.
}}}
However, this makes it very inconvenient to copy&paste the easiest
selection item — the whole line — since the ''$'' dollar sign will corrupt
the command.
The better way is to either:
- enhance the guide's terminal command field to show the $ without it
being selectable on triple click as some other websites do, or do what you
do on [https://ports.macports.org/] — you don't even need to triple click
to select a line, just click the copy button
- or change the syntax to exclude the $ altogether (a much more
disruptive move as it's a common convention to denote user terminal input
with $)
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/66500#comment:3>
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