Spaces in filenames


Re: Spaces in filenames
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I go with Option 2.

A disclaimer that some older programs may choke on spaces is fine. But if there's still an actively-maintained program that does, I consider that a bug.

To take this even further, imposing any restrictions on user-controlled file names is not realistic. The user gets to enter a filename in a save dialog, or in the filesystem browser. LDraw programs have no control whatsoever over what a user names his files. It's up to the user to discover (the hard way) that some filesystems prohibit certain characters.

Allen

Fun Fact: On Mac OS 9, it was possible to generate filenames which contained '\0', since all strings were stored Pascal-style (length byte followed by chars). Suffice it to say that would not go over well on any system with a C heritage.
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Spaces in filenames - by Travis Cobbs - 2011-11-15, 17:29
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Roland Melkert - 2011-11-15, 19:52
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Willy Tschager - 2011-11-23, 16:09
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Roland Melkert - 2011-11-23, 19:18
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Willy Tschager - 2011-11-26, 20:55
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Allen Smith - 2011-11-28, 1:51
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Roland Melkert - 2011-11-28, 19:44
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Willy Tschager - 2011-11-29, 20:50
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Roland Melkert - 2011-11-29, 21:06
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Travis Cobbs - 2011-11-29, 22:06
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Willy Tschager - 2011-11-15, 20:39
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Allen Smith - 2011-11-16, 3:41
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Chris Dee - 2011-11-16, 6:32
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Willy Tschager - 2011-11-21, 16:03
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Roland Melkert - 2011-11-21, 17:51
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Travis Cobbs - 2011-12-01, 22:19
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Roland Melkert - 2011-12-01, 23:16
Re: Spaces in filenames - by Allen Smith - 2011-12-02, 15:57

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