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Correct a 'filename cannot be used' error
Authored by: boxcarl on Aug 11, '08 02:52:54PM

OT, but Apple should fix this. Why can't I name a file whatever I want? Apple can just use some obscure private use Unicode characters to represent / and : internally, and swap them out for user display. They already have the architecture for swapping stuff out in place since they use it for localized file names.

I frequently run into this problem with research papers I read. The name of the paper will be something like "John Smith - 'Towards a new model of paper titles: Fundamental dynamics in nomenclature'" which then I have to rename for no good reason. It's very annoying.



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