[emacs-wiki-discuss] Re: Some bugs and feature requests

[Andrew J. Korty]

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Jody Klymak <address@hidden> writes:

> However, I'm curious what the advantage of a flat directory structure
> is?  It seems easier to deal with a nested structure then to implement
> the ideas above.

One advantage is that it makes it easier to change the hierarchy.
With a tree-based file structure, you have to actually move files
around.  With a flat structure and #parent, you just have to change
the #parent directives and your tree automagically morphs to what you
want.

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Andrew J. Korty, Principal Security Engineer, GCIA, GCFA
Office of the Vice President for Information Technology
Indiana University
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