<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Thanks to both for a very good explanation.</div><div><br></div><div>I have converted the information into a wiki page (referenced from our GetInvolved page):</div><div><a href="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GetInvolved/windowsProblems">https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GetInvolved/windowsProblems</a></div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to update the page if needed.</div><div><br></div><div>keep up the good work</div><div>rgds</div><div>jan i.</div><div><br>On 06 May 2016, at 06:22, Tor Lillqvist <<a href="mailto:tml@iki.fi">tml@iki.fi</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
fsutil file setshortname "Program Files (x86)" PROG~1<br>
fsutil file setshortname "Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0" msvc~120<br>
fsutil file setshortname "Windows Kits" W~Kits<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>--tml</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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