Comments on: Naming Conventions for Digital Assets: How much is too much? http://sethearley.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/naming-conventions-for-digital-assets-how-much-is-too-much/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Roger Howard http://sethearley.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/naming-conventions-for-digital-assets-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-3341 Roger Howard Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:18:34 +0000 http://sethearley.wordpress.com/?p=466#comment-3341 Just a quick note - Macs have supported 255 character filenames since the first release of OSX almost 10 years ago now, and had behind the scenes support in OS9 even earlier. 31 characters is as irrelevant today as is DOS 8.3 names. However, keeping things shorter than the limits is always a good idea - many Windows apps still don't handle long filenames, for instance. Otherwise, great post! Just a quick note – Macs have supported 255 character filenames since the first release of OSX almost 10 years ago now, and had behind the scenes support in OS9 even earlier. 31 characters is as irrelevant today as is DOS 8.3 names. However, keeping things shorter than the limits is always a good idea – many Windows apps still don’t handle long filenames, for instance.

Otherwise, great post!

]]> By: Luis Antezana http://sethearley.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/naming-conventions-for-digital-assets-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-3340 Luis Antezana Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:12:06 +0000 http://sethearley.wordpress.com/?p=466#comment-3340 Great article, thanks. One correction: Macs have been able to have 256 character filenames since way before Windows could. Great article, thanks. One correction: Macs have been able to have 256 character filenames since way before Windows could.

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]]> By: Tips from Earley: Naming Digital Assets for Effective Results | DamTrends http://sethearley.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/naming-conventions-for-digital-assets-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-3338 Tips from Earley: Naming Digital Assets for Effective Results | DamTrends Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:08:58 +0000 http://sethearley.wordpress.com/?p=466#comment-3338 [...] a consulting firm specializing in taxonomy development and content management strategies, posted eight helpful tips today as a reminder of what to consider when working on—or reworking—naming [...] [...] a consulting firm specializing in taxonomy development and content management strategies, posted eight helpful tips today as a reminder of what to consider when working on—or reworking—naming [...]

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