Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 16:18:22 +0200 (MET DST) From: cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: cAsE sensitivity In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Precedence: bulk > Sure a lot of good hearted Linux / Unix people are going to be using > OpenDOS at first, but I think part of the point is to appeal to a > larger audience. So? Why can't they try and learn case-sensitive filenames? Anyways, we're trying to find ways in which we can make this optional. Besides, if you don't want to use case-sensitive filenames, then don't rename files, so hey have capitals in the middle! If you donwload a file, which has capitals in it..I'm sure someone is bound to write a small programme, that'll translate the filename to lowercase, for all users who hate case-sensitivity. > Case sensitivity just makes it that much harder to type things, and > simply gets annoying. I would hate to see my grandmother typing in > things on her 286 running OpenDOS and can't get something to work > because the file name is: IluvNANA.txt Yes, maybe, but that's where filename completion comes in. If I work in Linux and have a file called: "ThisIsmyfile.but.its.hardTOtype.itCOSitssoo.damn.long.tar.gz", I just type: "This" and hit the TAB. > If people do start messing around with a better file system, > it should remain as simple and easy to use... Well, in stead of telling us what NOT to do, you could send some idea's about how to implement case-sensitivity as an optional extra. > longer file names? good (if more.com is part of the dir command) I lost you there... > case sensitive display? maybe (if it doesn't matter what you type) We're working on it. > > But there are problems with doing this, in that there are > a lot of DOS programs out there that will have fits as they > try to read file names... so until we get copies of > Professional Write for DOS with long file names.. it ain't > gonna matter much at all. Does VFAT ring a bell? Or NAME MANGLING? Yeep PS. It might look liked I'm pissed off, but I'm not. I just had a rough day at work. I HATE Windows 95!! And I also HATE Plug and Play!!!