File-naming Conventions (was: Uploading graphics)

[Leo Robert Klein]

Although this is a matter of personal preference, the advantage of always
using lower case is that you don't have to worry any longer about
random--and it generally is randon--capitalization when linking to a file.
I used to work with Unix where case did matter and now, although I've got
NT, I still stick to lower case--it's just one less thing to think about.

As far as underscore v. dot is concerned, again this is a matter of
personal preference.  I've used underscore so long I can't imagine why
anyone would want to use dot :-).  Also dot notation is used elsewhere for
very different purposes in IP or Java.  So I guess you could say, we don't
dot a lot around here.

Happy Holidays,

LEO


On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Dan Lester wrote:

>
>I think we're all in agreement that you should ALWAYS use lower case, NEVER 
>use spaces in a file name, in order to maximize ease of access.
>
>My personal suggestion is that you never use underscores, as they're easily 
>missed by the novice when they get hidden by the underlining in a link.  I 
>also always use . (periods, dots) between parts of file names when I want 
>to distinguish words for another reason.  They're much easier to type than 
>an underscore or a hyphen.  o-)


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