On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 12:02 -0500, Elliot Murphy wrote: > I appreciate that having a space in the name of the Ubuntu One folder in > the users home directory is something that many people have opinions on, > and I don't think everyone will end up agreeing. > > The version of the name with the space in it subjectively looks better > (I know this is something I can't really defend or prove with facts). > Also, spending time removing the space would be time much better spent > on other features, like providing the ability for users to sync any > folder they want. > This is a decision, and even though I've spoken against the use of spaces in file and folder names since many shell scripts and programs operate under the tacit assumption/convention that file names consist of non-blank printable characters, I respect the arguments above - I think they are good arguments.
(Incidentally, John Lenton is correct in affirming that the breaking example I provided was not of "globbing" - my bad, I had globbing in mind but thought of something else, when I did the example.) I think that eventually allowing users to change the default folder will be the best solution in the long run. > > Any program that ships in Ubuntu that cannot handle the space in the > name (whether from the GUI or the command line) is broken, and if you > file bugs on it we will get it fixed. This is also good, and whether the convention of no blanks in a file name is a good one or not (which I think it is), programs which can't handle special characters in file names obviously *are* broken. This is especially important for a system like Ubuntu, which has to be available in so many languages and different scripts. -- http://www.modspil.dk _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuone-users Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuone-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
