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Topic: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

Application version:    0.07
System version:    Mac OS X 10.4.10
Hardware:    PB G4 17" Al 1.67MHz, 2GB/100GB (30GB Free)
Lead up to problem:    New folder added to library or renamed.
Summary of problem:    Folders which begin with a period are not shown in the file drawer.
Errors reported/alerts/logs:    None
Sequence to reproduce:    Add or change the name of a folder to have a leading period.

Manifestation of problem:
Album titles like "...But Seriously" do not appear in the file drawer.

Joel.

  • Registered: 2007-07-08
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

This is not a bug, it is intentional. Files/directories beginning with . under unix are considered hidden.

  • Registered: 2008-05-21
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

Thanks Vincent.

The folders do display in the Tiger Finder but I'll rename any that have leading periods.

The folder names were created by Max.

Would using a leading ellipsis (

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  • Registered: 2007-10-13
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

  • sam
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

  • remain
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

^ You mean if you insert the symbol/character of an ellipsis, right?

Obviously, 3 periods/dots won't work either.

  • sam
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

True enough. I wasn't completely awake when I wrote that and was assuming that joel meant putting the ellipsis inside a pair of parenthesis.

Joel, your best bet would be to use something like a ~ or even a comma instead of periods. Periods make for bad juju on anything UNIX-y.

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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

  • Zitz
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Re: Folder naming - leading periods cause folder not to display

Just curious, but why do you want a . in the beginning? Quite annoying if it is from an album title or similar