mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

Make path separator ("slash") configurable

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Description

Some Windows users would like to use forward slashes / instead of backslashes \ throughout fman. For GoTo, this is captured by #175. This issue is meant to capture the other features for which the forward slash should be enabled:

  • CopyPathsToClipboard

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Locate the CopyPathsToClipboard feature and review the GoTo path-separator handling referenced in the issue. Add configurable forward-slash support for copied Windows paths, then verify that CopyPathsToClipboard uses the selected separator.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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