[LSC] Long filenames in the official library

[Lars C. Hassing]

I'm fine with long filenames.
/Lars

Travis Cobbs skrev:

> I'm going to try to revive this discussion.  At this point, I'm 

> personally in favor of allowing long filenames, as long as we strictly 

> control the character set that's allowed in them (probably 

> alphanumeric, plus underscore and dash, and maybe #).

>

> There's no sense spending the time coming up with a new policy if long 

> filenames are going to be voted down completely, so I'd like everyone 

> to vote yes or no on whether you're open to allowing long filenames.  

> My vote is yes.  Note that this vote just determines if we continue on 

> to draft an official spec for allowed filenames.  Until (if) we agree 

> on that, nothing happens.

>

> --Travis

>

> On 4/4/07, *ldraw at holly-wood.it <mailto:ldraw at holly-wood.it>* 

> <ldraw at holly-wood.it <mailto:ldraw at holly-wood.it> > wrote:

>

>     guys,

>

>     I just wanna make sure you bring this to a happy or sad

>     ending.

>

>     w.

>

>

>

>

>     ----- Original Message -----

>     Da : "Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs at gmail.com <mailto:tcobbs at gmail.com>>

>     A : "LDraw Standards Committee" < lsc at ldraw.org

>     <mailto:lsc at ldraw.org>>

>     Oggetto : Re: [LSC] Long filenames in the official library

>     Data : Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:59:54 -0700

>

>     > Kevin clarified that LPub/LSynth should only have problems

>     > with long filenames that contain spaces.  We definitely

>     > don't want to allow that in the library, so at this point

>     > I'd say that perhaps the best bet would be to somehow get

>     > an idea of which programs would have problems with long

>     > filenames.

>     >

>     > --Travis

>     >

>     > On 3/28/07, Travis Cobbs <tcobbs at gmail.com

>     <mailto:tcobbs at gmail.com>> wrote:

>     > >

>     > > Please read this thread on LUGNET if you have not

>     > already done so: >

>     > > http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=14492

>     > >

>     > > I think we should discuss whether or not to allow long

>     > > filenames in files in the official library.  At this

>     > > point in time, I'm personally leaning toward maintaining

>     > > the 8.3 limitation, based mostly on Kevin's comment that

>     > supporting long filenames would require updates to

>     > > LPub/LSynth.  Not so much that he has to update them,

>     > > but that his need to update them could very well

>     > indicate the same need in many other LDraw-compatible

>     > > programs. Frankly, I'm surprised that they would need to

>     > be updated. >

>     > > Unfortunately, I think that empirical testing of

>     > > existing programs is the only way we're going to be able

>     > > to have a good idea about current levels of support.  I

>     > for one don't relish doing those tests.  We can ask for

>     > > program authors to chime in with a yea or nay on LUGNET,

>     > > but I'll be surprised if get get a representative

>     > response. >

>     > > --Travis

>     > >

>     > >

>     >

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