[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc/filters: document the unstability of the shorthand options notation.

[Nicolas George]

L'octidi 18 thermidor, an CCXXV, Michael Niedermayer a écrit :
> This is ambigous and if interpreted litterally
> then even a scale=320:240 would no longer be guranteed to work
> but would require scale=width=320:height=240 to be used.

That is intentional. Note that w=320:h=240 is enough: four characters
more.

> the shorthand is widely used and convenient

It is convenient, but not absolutely necessary. Once in a script, the
extra function names make it more readable and more robust anyway.

> That way anything that works will contine to work and one cannot
> mistakly write a script that uses unstable shorthand options

Remember that "anything that works will continue to work" is opposed to
"we can add new features without being burdened by past mistakes".

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George
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