Thanks to both for a very good explanation. I have converted the information into a wiki page (referenced from our GetInvolved page): https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GetInvolved/windowsProblems
Feel free to update the page if needed. keep up the good work rgds jan i. > On 06 May 2016, at 06:22, Tor Lillqvist <t...@iki.fi> wrote: > > >> fsutil file setshortname "Program Files (x86)" PROG~1 >> fsutil file setshortname "Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0" msvc~120 >> fsutil file setshortname "Windows Kits" W~Kits > > If you have the chance to choose shortnames yourself, why not use some > readable ones then instead of mimicking the OS algorithm that produces quite > ugly ones? > > Like "progs86", "msvc-12", "winkits" in these cases, for instance. Just a > thought. As far as I know, there is nothing that would require a shortname to > contain a tilde; that is just what the OS uses to minimise the risk of > clashing with existing human-readable names. > > But of course, I don't suggest you go back and redo it like that. Just > something for others to consider in the future if they need to do it. > > --tml > > _______________________________________________ > LibreOffice mailing list > LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
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