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yish
Authored by: mervTormel on Sep 26, '02 01:23:49PM

got to agree with bluehz here. this is a bad idea. in fact, unix is so "name" oriented, renaming anything is folly. and constitutes no real work.



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This is NOT renaming...
Authored by: robg on Sep 26, '02 01:53:09PM

Please re-read the hint; nothing is getting renamed! The file system stills thinks everyhting is named as is. This will have no impact on anything which requires a name. Only the user will see it has having a new name.

This method is MUCH safer than actually renaming the files, or using symlinks. It's the way Apple designed it to be done for foreign languages; the only trick here is that it's being done in the same language!

-rob.



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yish
Authored by: Rosyna on Sep 26, '02 02:10:17PM

This is not renaming. It's just showing a different display name. If you turn on "Always show file extensions" the original (and real name) will return.



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Renaming
Authored by: Glanz on Sep 26, '02 06:08:32PM

Be very careful with this!!!!! Installations depend on "named" directories, and to reset paths system-wide to accomodate newly named directories, will eventually become so head-breaking, that I would not recommend it. I have done this in Mandrake, in Lycoris, in RedHat, in Debian and other *nix-type thingies! Let well enough alone is my advice!



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Renaming
Authored by: GaelicWizard on Sep 26, '02 07:24:40PM

You are the third person to make this STUPID COMMENT. READ THE F*CKING HINT!!!!!!!!!!! Only the VISUAL name displayed by the finder (or other GUI apps) is changed, the file/folder still has the same name, YOU (the USER, not the SYSTEM) JUST CAN'T SEE IT!!!



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Renaming
Authored by: WillyT on Sep 27, '02 07:57:50AM

Thats exactly where the madness comes in! I want to see the real name so if I script it or use the terminal then things make sense. If the Finder shows a different name than the terminal I'll be completely lost and confused. Start banging my head on the wall. And go Linux.



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Re: Renaming
Authored by: Drogoul on Sep 27, '02 09:41:27AM

Yep. I understand. But I would not put a Linux box in the hands of my -- french-speaking -- son. That's probably the biggest difference between Linux and OSX. Ease of use for anyone + state of the art UNIX (with NO localizations/modifications) for the geeks on one and the same machine (just create two accounts).

Alexis



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Renaming
Authored by: Rosyna on Sep 27, '02 09:56:18AM

So turn on "Always show file extensions" in the finder, and it will always show the real name, even for folders modified with this hint.



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Renaming
Authored by: mikechoc on Jun 11, '07 06:37:02AM

as a new mini owner [former winxp user]; i find it impoossible to easily
rename a file folder??? -i can rename a file by using 'save as' and another
name but folders??? help
thanks



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