Re: Device instability, gettext and default

[Andreas Vogel]

Am 05.03.2012 01:34, schrieb Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko:
> On 05.03.2012 01:20, Andreas Vogel wrote:
>> Am 05.03.2012 01:03, schrieb Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko:
>>>> options? Any special reason?
>>> 2) Why do you refuse to allow short options for all of the menuentry
>>> Because it shares the space with options to menuentry.
>> Don't understand what you mean. What is shared?
> menuentry "title" hello {
>    echo $1; sleep 10
> } 

I'm really sorry, but i still don't understand.... and I'd really like
to understand it.

Why is it OK for the menuentry command to accept long options but not OK
to accept short options? What is the difference here handling long
options opposed to handling short options?