GNU bug report logs - #76120
[PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)

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From: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
To: Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
Cc: Rudolf Adamkovič <rudolf <at> adamkovic.org>, rms <at> gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#76120: This feature is not about "sharing", or a "native" anything.
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:25:58 +0530

[சனி மார்ச் 15, 2025] Visuwesh wrote:

>>> I must sound like a parrot: but could you please consider making
>>> filenames into file: URLs?  This would avoid the number of
>>> file-exists-p
>>> checks, which is a worthy goal IMO.  Remote files could be checked
>>> with
>>> (file-remote-p default-directory).
>>
>> Could you share more details about file: please?
>
> The proposal for file: is mostly so that the backend doesn't have to
> second-guess what the item type is.  It could similarly be a cons cell
> such as (file . FILENAME).

To clarify this a bit more: I would like the ability to send the
filename of a file, but not the file itself.  With the current
file-exists-p check, it would always send the file.

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