Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 08:40:41 05/24/02
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On May 24, 2002 at 03:28:10, Daniel Clausen wrote: >On May 23, 2002 at 17:14:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 23, 2002 at 16:03:11, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>>But not Linux users/developpers. Linux users/developpers care more about >>>features than about useability. >>> >> >> >>Actually the two are connected very carefully. >> > >Well yes, they are. But sometimes things are connected reciprocally. :) > > >Really, I can't understand you guys. Here's my proposal: > >(1) >The underlying filesystem is case-sensitive. This is practical for people who >work in the shell. It doesn't break packages containing files "INSTALL" and >"install". The great 'trick' with 'Makefile' and 'makefile' works. All sorts of >things which are better suited for the, dunno the term.. geeks? [anyone with a >better word? :)] > >(2) >The "Open File" GUI dialogs etc are NOT case-sensitive. For example (I refuse to >use the shortcut 'ie'. :p) if you type 'ccc' in the filedialog, this will match >all files 'CCC*', 'ccc*', 'CcC*' and whatnot. the underlying filesystem doesn't >have to be case-insensitive to implement this at all. > >Most people who work with the GUI (as opposed to the shell) don't type complete >filenames anyway, but mainly use them the way I described above. > > >Wouldn't this make the Bob's of the world and the Christoph's of the world >happy? > >SaRgOn I agree 100%, with a single exception: the abbreviation "i.e." does not mean "for example" (that would be "e.g.") but rather "that is." :-)
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