[e-lang] File API taming

[Karp, Alan H]

Ihab wrote:
> 
> So in the brave new world I propose, something with access to the
> parent directory of the file, and thus able to determine what the name
> of the file is, would have to make the association between file and
> app. Once launched, the app would not know -- nor need to know -- what
> the file is called.
>
But the user would like to see a name that is the same from one editing session to another.  Petnames appear to be a solution for that issue, but then you've got the problem of talking about the file over the telephone.  That's why SCoopFS uses webkeys for Pals and files, but users see petnames and nicknames.

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