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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/migrating/incompatibilities.rst | 11 |
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diff --git a/docs/migrating/incompatibilities.rst b/docs/migrating/incompatibilities.rst index db70798b..7526b51b 100644 --- a/docs/migrating/incompatibilities.rst +++ b/docs/migrating/incompatibilities.rst @@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ alphabetic characters, the user could enter a command like ``L20`` and it would be interpreted as the command ``L`` with the first argument of ``20``. Since version 0.9.0, ``cmd2`` has ignored ``identchars``; the parsing logic in -``cmd2`` splits the command and arguments on whitespace. While cmd_ technically -supports unicode, but using non-ascii unicode characters in command names while -simultaneously using ``identchars`` functionality is non-trivial. Requiring -white space to delimit arguments also ensures reliable operation of many other -useful ``cmd2`` features, including :ref:`features/completion:Completion` and +``cmd2`` splits the command and arguments on whitespace. We opted for this +breaking change because while cmd_ supports unicode, using non-ascii unicode +characters in command names while simultaneously using ``identchars`` +functionality can be somewhat painful. Requiring white space to delimit +arguments also ensures reliable operation of many other useful ``cmd2`` +features, including :ref:`features/completion:Completion` and :ref:`features/shortcuts_aliases_macros:Shortcuts, Aliases, and Macros`. If you really need this functionality in your app, you can add it back in by |