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Re: Completed filenames quoted instead of escaped?

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From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Completed filenames quoted instead of escaped?
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:39:09 +0100
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:25:43 +0000 (UTC)
Daniel <quite@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would like completed and expanded filenames to generally "be quoted"
> instead\ of\ escaped. Would that be possible? If find that more readable.

If you type " before a filename, it will be completed in double quotes
and (when possible) another " added at the end.  It's not possible to
configure it to add a double quote in front only when needed.  As things
stand at the moment, it's extremely unlikely it ever will be.

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