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: David Remahl <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 10:25:46 +0200
On Friday, September 7, 2001, at 01:56 PM, Erik M. Buck wrote:
What will happen if a directory contains two files that differ only by
extension and extensions are hidden ? I don't recall the paper
mentioning
that scenario. myFile.jpeg and myFile.tiff in the same directory.
All I can think of is that in such a case, every one of the files in
question automatically has it's 'hide extension' but turned off.
Yes! All collisions should be handled this way. Revealing the ext in
such a case is absolutely a superior solution, and is greatly preferred
before banning multiple file name roots all together (many unix packages
of different types have for example configure.in configure.cache and
configure. I sure want to see which one is which...)
/ david