[Remind-Fans] GNU-style options (was Re: Please test git HEAD (soon to be 3.3.0) was Re: Using SPECIAL COLOR in the agenda view?)

[Dianne Skoll]

On 2020-01-25 18:32, Steve Youngs wrote:
> On 26 January 2020 8:47:15 am AEST, Dianne Skoll <dianne at skoll.ca> wrote:

>> So I couldn't use "-u" for colored reminders in Agenda Mode.  It turns
>> out every letter from A to Z is taken.  So the new option is "-@"

> This is why I'm quite fond of GNU style '--long-options'. :-)

Ah, yes.  Well, the problem is the Remind option-parsing code (and
Remind in general, to be honest) was first written when I was young
and knew nothing, and is very idiosyncratic.  Converting it over to
use getopt or getopt_long at this point would be far too much work. :)


Regards,

Dianne.