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@@ -325,16 +325,14 @@ to uppercase or lowercase.
http://xahlee.info/UnixResource_dir/_/fileCaseSens.html
However, there is no shortage of opinions that this was a bad choice. [#]_ [#]_ [#]_ [#]_ [#]_ [#]_
.. [#] https://www.ma.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2003/004483.html
However, there is no shortage of opinions that this was a bad choice.
Anecdotally, case sensitivity in programs is known to be error-prone for
both beginners and experienced users. Bob Frankston, a Multics alumnus
and the co-inventor of VisiCalc, once said it was the biggest mistake
that Multics had inflicted on the world.
.. [#] http://xahlee.info/UnixResource_dir/_/fileCaseSens.html
https://www.ma.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2003/004483.html
Mac ＆ Windows users have to have filenames read to them over the phone by
support techs. They have to be able to write little sticky notes to their
@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@ However, there is no shortage of opinions that this was a bad choice. [#]_ [#]_
get a response that's anything but a 404? Haven't you ever been secretly
pleased that e-mail addresses aren't case-sensitive?
.. [#] http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-case-for-case-insensitivity/
http://xahlee.info/UnixResource_dir/_/fileCaseSens.html
One of the most pernicious problems with C-based languages is that they're
case-sensitive. While this decision may have made sense in 1972 when the
@@ -355,22 +353,24 @@ However, there is no shortage of opinions that this was a bad choice. [#]_ [#]_
case insensitivity is a much more human being friendly design choice. Designing
software that's easier for machines is questionable at best.
.. [#] http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/10/27/the-case-for-case-preserving-case-insensitivity/
http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-case-for-case-insensitivity/
There is no longer any excuse for making humans learn and handle the quirks of
the way computers store upper- and lower-case characters. Instead, software
should handle the quirks of human language.
.. [#] http://tiamat.tsotech.com/case-sensitivity-sucks
http://tiamat.tsotech.com/case-sensitivity-sucks
Since it appears to have manifested out of opinion rather than necessity, it
could be said case-sensitivity is the worst way that modern technology sucks.
.. [#] http://www.raizlabs.com/graiz/2007/02/11/linuxunix-case-sensitivity/
http://www.raizlabs.com/graiz/2007/02/11/linuxunix-case-sensitivity/
This is really stupid, it causes a ton of problems and there is no longer any
good reason to have case sensitivity in an OS.
http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/10/27/the-case-for-case-preserving-case-insensitivity/
There are also passionate views to the opposite effect.
Many of us consider those filesystems which cannot preserve case, but
@@ -427,10 +427,16 @@ It also used three-character extensions.
http://cryptosmith.com/2013/10/19/digitals-rt-11-file-system/
The lack of agreement on filename case-sensitivity may seem insignificant today,
but it leads to non-trivial difficulties in cross-platform development. [#]_ [#]_
Developers of cross-platform software can `make a habit`_ of not relying on case-sensitive filesystem access,
but problems of this ilk arise when crops up when porting from Windows to Linux or vice-versa. [#]_
The lack of agreement on filename case-sensitivity
may seem insignificant today,
but it leads to non-trivial difficulties
in cross-platform development. [#tortoise_svn_case_sensitivity]_ [#openfoam_no_windows_port]_
Developers of cross-platform software can `make a habit`_
of not relying on case-sensitive filesystem access,
but problems of this ilk crop up
when porting from Windows to Linux or vice-versa. [#valve_porting_source_to_linux]_
.. _make a habit: http://www.mono-project.com/docs/getting-started/application-portability/#case-sensitivity
For example, the Linux port of the `Unity engine`_ has `issues with case-sensitive filesystems`_.
@@ -443,14 +449,16 @@ For example, the Linux port of the `Unity engine`_ has `issues with case-sensiti
will never fail that some well-intentioned programmer throws a toLower() in
somewhere and ruins the party.
.. [#] https://code.google.com/p/tortoisesvn/issues/detail?id=32
.. [#] http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Main_FAQ#Why_isn.27t_there_a_Windows_port_of_OpenFOAM_.3F
.. _Unity engine: http://unity3d.com/
.. _issues with case-sensitive filesystems: http://natoshabard.com/post/122670082502/porting-the-unity-editor-to-linux-stuff-i-wish
.. [#tortoise_svn_case_sensitivity] https://code.google.com/p/tortoisesvn/issues/detail?id=32
.. [#openfoam_no_windows_port] http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Main_FAQ#Why_isn.27t_there_a_Windows_port_of_OpenFOAM_.3F
The OpenFOAM-sources need a fully case-sensitive file-system and can't even be
unpacked properly on a Windows system
.. _make a habit: http://www.mono-project.com/docs/getting-started/application-portability/#case-sensitivity
.. [#] http://adrienb.fr/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/PortingSourceToLinux.pdf
.. [#valve_porting_source_to_linux] http://adrienb.fr/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/PortingSourceToLinux.pdf
- Linux filesystems are case-sensitive
- Windows is not
@@ -458,8 +466,6 @@ For example, the Linux port of the `Unity engine`_ has `issues with case-sensiti
- But an issue during development, with loose files
- Solution 1: Slam all assets to lower case, including directories, then tolower all file lookups (only adjust below root)
- Solution 2: Build file cache, look for similarly named files
.. _Unity engine: http://unity3d.com/
.. _issues with case-sensitive filesystems: http://natoshabard.com/post/122670082502/porting-the-unity-editor-to-linux-stuff-i-wish
.. [#CPM_case_insensitive] CP/M did this conversion internally.
@@ -807,17 +813,10 @@ and user interface customization can be difficult to implement.
For example, Windows presents many configuration options in non-resizable dialog boxes.
This can pose user-interface problems,
especially on high-resolution monitors. [#]_ [#]_
.. [#] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/working-with-windows#1TC=windows-7&section_3
.. [#] http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/cannot-resize-small-windows/160862cf-6e52-4a99-9365-d380491a067d
especially on high-resolution monitors. [#changing_size_of_window]_ [#cannot_resize_small_windows]_
One solution to this problem is to download and run a third-party background process
that tracks every single time a window is resized. [#]_ [#]_ [#]_
.. [#] http://www.thewindowsclub.com/resize-non-resizable-windows
.. [#] http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11799/turn-non-resizeable-windows-into-rezieable-windows/
.. [#] http://www.digitallis.co.uk/pc/ResizeEnable/index.html
that tracks every single time a window is resized. [#resize_non_resizable_windows]_ [#turn_non_resizable_windows]_ [#ResizeEnable]_
The README is not directly linkable via URL,
so here are some of the salient parts::
@@ -879,6 +878,12 @@ There are some drawbacks to this approach::
ResizeEnable can't tell them to move or resize. Yet again, Microsoft ignore their own
codebase and reinvent the wheel. And people wonder why their applications are so big..
.. [#changing_size_of_window] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/working-with-windows#1TC=windows-7&section_3
.. [#cannot_resize_small_windows] http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/cannot-resize-small-windows/160862cf-6e52-4a99-9365-d380491a067d
.. [#resize_non_resizable_windows] http://www.thewindowsclub.com/resize-non-resizable-windows
.. [#turn_non_resizable_windows] http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11799/turn-non-resizeable-windows-into-rezieable-windows/
.. [#ResizeEnable] http://www.digitallis.co.uk/pc/ResizeEnable/index.html
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