Yes, this is a nasty one since files with fat32 chars can't be transferred, and rhythmbox just gives a generic error not explaining why. The files must then be manually renamed and transferred again.
At the very least rhythmbox should sanitize filenames by removing or replacing such characters, otherwise it can lead to an incredibly confusing and frustrating user experience. Many users with large libraries are bound to have a few of these characters such as a quote or colon. Perhaps this deserves a separate bug specific just to sanitization, as a new naming scheme isn't necessarily required? ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Medium ** Summary changed: - filename not changed to the "standard" when adding a song to ipod + Filename not changed to the "standard" when adding a song to iPod, can result in errors ** Description changed: Binary package hint: rhythmbox - I was adding a song to my ipod (dragged it from the library) while I noticed that its filename in the ipod does not follow the standard - XXXX.mp3 but had the name unaltered which is "04-J'ai Dormi Sous L'eau.mp3" + I was adding a song to my ipod (dragged it from the library) while I + noticed that its filename in the ipod does not follow the standard + XXXX.mp3 but had the name unaltered which is "04-J'ai Dormi Sous + L'eau.mp3" - could this create problems? + One serious consequence of this is that filenames with invalid + characters for the target filesystem (such as a quote, colon, <, >, to + name a few) are unable to be transferred to the device and result in a + generic rhythmbox error. -- Filename not changed to the "standard" when adding a song to iPod, can result in errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117578 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
