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  • Re: Long filenames in DOS/Windows and Unix/Linux (Was: Piping to

    From Muttley@dastardlyhq.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 4 07:31:13 2024
    On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 08:44:40 -0700
    John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> boringly babbled:
    On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:37:01 -0000 (UTC)
    Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:

    On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 05:57:12 -0000 (UTC)
    gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) gabbled:
    2) Spaces in filenames are pretty much a necessity from the
    end-user

    No they're not.

    WhoNeedsSpacesWhenYouCanJustCapitalizeEveryWordAsAVisualSignifierAmIRight >or-alternatively-make-liberal-use-of-dashes >or_use_underscores_like_some_deranged_freak

    Very readable and not at *all* weird or clunky!

    The camel case isn't great, but the dashes and underscores look fine to me.

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  • From Muttley@dastardlyhq.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 4 07:27:49 2024
    On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:10:04 -0000 (UTC)
    gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) boringly babbled:
    In article <20240903084440.0000663d@gmail.com>,
    John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:37:01 -0000 (UTC)
    Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:

    On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 05:57:12 -0000 (UTC)
    gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) gabbled:
    2) Spaces in filenames are pretty much a necessity from the
    end-user

    No they're not.

    WhoNeedsSpacesWhenYouCanJustCapitalizeEveryWordAsAVisualSignifierAmIRight >>or-alternatively-make-liberal-use-of-dashes >>or_use_underscores_like_some_deranged_freak

    Very readable and not at *all* weird or clunky!


    I love this post.

    Yeah, you got it exactly. Note that users really hate underscores. They

    Can you link to the survey which shows this.

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