Und es ist ein problem in Deutch -- But don't take my ability to
mangle German spelling as proof.
For an umlaut, if one does not have the correct keyboard, one
suffixes the vowel that needs the Umlaut with an "e".
And then there is Eszett or scharfes S. It is replaced by "ss" or
"SS"
These would make commands and file/data set names, uh, well a
pain in the (replace with your favorite word here).
I am finding this discussion educating, and brings back memories
of original 3270 programming -- where my first day, I got told
one must upper-case the input stream because it is returned to
you in lower case!! Then you parse/scan, or whatever is needed
with the data.
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Regards,
Steve Thompson
MAGA:
*M*ake *A*ssembly Language *G*reat*A*gain.
On 8/26/2025 4:54 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On 8/26/25 11:55, Phil Smith III wrote:
Think of 52 different characters, not two typographic
variants of 26 characters.
Um. You seem to be suggesting that case-sensitivity is A Good
Thing. I have yet to find anyone who can justify that
position, though many *IX people assert it--and then basically
just say "It's good" without any justification.
...
For all its warts, Windows got this one right, IMHO.
...
Some people use similar rhetoric about diacritical
marks, that they should be inconsequential. But
if you ask a Hispanophone, "¿Cuántos años tienes?"
Ir's impolite to omit the accents.
Does Windows honor the distinction?
