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diff --git a/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn b/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn index e3302995a..74fe9c13c 100644 --- a/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/pagespec_expansions.mdwn @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ A couple of suggestions for improving the usefulness of pagespecs: 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, +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 @@ -38,4 +38,14 @@ 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
\ No newline at end of file +I can see why it might not be much of an improvement. :) --Ethan + +> OK, I took a shot at implementing the changes. I was thinking about making +> pagespecs relative by default but I couldn't decide whether page +> `foo/bar` inlining `*` should match `foo/bar/*` or `foo/*`. +> So I punted and left things as absolute, with `./*` matching +> `foo/bar/*`, which I think is pretty clear. +> The patch is at [ikidev](http://ikidev.betacantrips.com/patches/pagespec_enhancements.patch) +> and you can see it work at +> [this page](http://ikidev.betacantrips.com/one/two/three/index.html) or +> [this page](http://ikidev.betacantrips.com/one/two/three/princess.html) --Ethan
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