On 2016-04-11 at 00:18:46 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > - hyph-<lang>.pat.txt -> hyph-<lang>.patterns > - hyph-<lang>.hyp.txt -> hyph-<lang>.exceptions > I would be particular grateful for feedback about that. Arthur is > convinced (and I agree) that ".pat.txt" and ".hyp.txt" are completely > confusing file endings. On the other hand ".patterns" and > ".exceptions" might have problems opening by double-clicking on them > as the file ending would not be recognized. It is not *absolutely* > necessary that we change that, but if we ever change it, this would > probably be the best moment for the change. We are both in favour of > changing it. I'm only not 100% convinced with the proposed change.
Hi Mojca, this change is correct and useful. I appreciate it very much. Meaningful filenames are always useful. Double-clicking doesn't work anyway since extensions are not unique (and will never be). Consider font property lists and Perl scripts. > Proposed: > > tex/generic/hyph-utf8/patterns/ > plain/el/hyph-el-monoton.patterns > plain/el/hyph-el-monoton.LICENSE > plain/el/hyph-el-monoton.yaml > > plain/el/hyph-el-polyton.patterns > plain/el/hyph-el-polyton.LICENSE > plain/el/hyph-el-polyton.yaml The subdirs (el, en,...) are certainly not necessary because there are not so many files and especially because directory listings are sorted alphabetically already. It's probably more convenient if these directories are omitted. There is no need to write the word "license" with capitals. If you've seen files called README, INSTALL, etc, they use capitals because uppercase letters come first if the directory is listed in ASCII order (LC_COLLATE=C). But there is no such advantage when such a word appears in a filename extension. I agree with you that it's best to change things now. Regards, Reinhard -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reinhard Kotucha Phone: +49-511-3373112 Marschnerstr. 25 D-30167 Hannover mailto:[email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------
