But why is the name in the data inside the package anyway -- seems to me a bad idea to begin with.
Kevin Huber <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi: > As I found out not too long ago, the case of the script name does make > some difference to the user because I uploaded a script which I called > "mousevoicerotor". Someone emailed me to say that the he found it > difficult to understand the name, so I renamed it "MouseVoiceRotor" > and he emailed me to say that he now understood the name. > Kevin Huber > > On 10/26/10, Jeff Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, Aaron and others, > > > > When downloading a package from script central, I found out that the > > case of the package that is downloaded is preserved. > > > > When, However, downloading the same package with Jamal's Install > > Packages script, the script name is changed to lower-case. > > > > > > > > I did not know that these .wepm package names were case sensitive. > > > > Further, it appears to make no difference to the end user of the > > packages, but only to the script author who will later modify the > > package. > > > > Does this seem to be correct? > > > > Jeff Weiss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Aaron Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:49 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: re-naming script packages > > > > > > > > Because, as you might have guessed, things are case sensitive. A is not > > a, and so on. > > > > Aaron > > > > On 10/26/2010 1:26 PM, Jeff Weiss wrote: > > > > Then let me clarify: > > > > The only thing that I changed was small letters to capitals. > > > > Why should this make any difference? > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Aaron Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: re-naming script packages > > > > > > > > You answered your own question. <grin> The name of your package is > > stored internally in the package information, so if you rename it, the > > package no longer matches. > > > > Aaron > > > > On 10/26/2010 12:03 PM, Jeff Weiss wrote: > > > > I would like to ask Aaron and others if there is any reason not to > > rename script packages? > > > > As you know, when you download a script package, at least with Jamal's > > script, the package name is all in small letters. > > > > I often rename my script packages, starting each word with a capital so > > that it sounds better. > > > > Is there a reason not to do this? > > > > The reason I ask, when I went to update my TextToClip package, it would > > not update the version number correctly. Even though I entered 1.4 in > > the script package, and I had 1.4 in the xml file, it kept showing 1.3. > > > > I ended up deleting the package, and creating en entirely new package > > and now all of the info is correct. > > > > I just don't understand why I couldn't update a package which had been > > renamed by me. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions or explanations would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff Weiss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Aaron Smith > > Product Support Specialist * Web Development > > GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 > > 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com > > > > To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past > > correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information > > pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW > > Micro Technical Support Team. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Aaron Smith > > Product Support Specialist * Web Development > > GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 > > 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com > > > > To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past > > correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information > > pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW > > Micro Technical Support Team. > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected]
