> -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:31 AM <snip> > Just guessing, I think the most accomodating thing to do for > footprints would be: > 1) Allow underscores > 2) Allow lowercase and uppercase > 3) Be case insensitive (uppercase and lowercase evaluate the same) > 4) Don't allow spaces in the name
This would be my vote, too. Sorting, searching, comparisons, etc., would all be case-insensitive. Schematic symbol names and footprint names should follow identical rules (whatever they may be). Probably net names, too. --- off-topic: > As far I know, most of the "modern" programming languages are case > sensitive. I personally never liked case sensitivity in programming > languages or filenames. Yeah, I think case-sensitive variable names are absurd. I can't imagine maintaining a program where someone has used multiple names that vary only in case. As far as filenames go (also absurd), the only excuse I can see is that the original designers were trying to save a few cycles (precious at the time) in file management routines. I'm thankful that at least the Windows file system is case-insensitive. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
