[LSC] Long filenames in the official library

[Tore Eriksson]

I think it will cause some problems, but not insurmountable. As I, the most Conservative and stubborn no-to-all-changes voter, now approve to this change, I guess all resistance has been overcome.

/Tore



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lars C. Hassing" <lars at hassings.dk>
To: "LDraw Standards Committee" <lsc at ldraw.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: [LSC] Long filenames in the official library



> 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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