On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Alexander Skwar < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Emre Erenoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am using Linux & Windows and all my filenames are fine with some >> accented & special characters which are not present in English alphabet > > > Think about storing a file named this: > > This: is a \ stoopid example? > > > Works just fine on Linux - you can store the ":", "\" and "?" just fine. > Not so on Windows - the ":" is a problem. > And OS X will translate the ":" to a "/" (for display). > > And that example shows problems that exist even WITHOUT UTF-8. > I understood it from Evert's post, but the solution is very easy. Just refuse to upload or sync such strange filenames within the web interface or sync client and give an error/warning message. That's it and I think very normal. I don't think any user would object to it. -- Emre
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