Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines
Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines
- Subject: Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines
- From: Ali Ozer <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 14:13:51 -0700
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What will happen if a directory contains two files that differ only by
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extension and extensions are hidden ? I don't recall the paper
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mentioning
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that scenario. myFile.jpeg and myFile.tiff in the same directory.
There are good reasons to disallow, and maybe even some reasons to allow
this; but in 10.1 this situation is not prevented by Finder, Save panel,
or Nav services. (This could change in a future update.)
In any case, because there could be preexisting conditions, this case
needs to be dealt with correctly (that is, programs should not get
confused because there are two files with the same display name). If
such a case does exist, there are often other clues to the file's
identity --- its icon for instance, which is visible in most cases; or
the detailed info in the column view's last column, etc...
Ali