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- : Tower of Babel -- File Name Dictionary
- :
- : this file is a sample dictionary for the automatic translation of file names
- :
- : you may edit this file with any text processing program
- : (for example, TeachText or SimpleText)
- :
- : Keep the following in mind:
- :
- : - each non-empty line should contain two corresponding file names separated
- : by tabs (not spaces!)
- : - lines starting with a colon, as well as empty lines, are ignored (note that
- : Macintosh file names mustn't contain colons, so there are no ambiguities)
- : - entries are not case sensitive; for example, "Letter to Mary" will also
- : match a file named "letter to mary"
- : - translation works in both directions ("foo bar" will translate "foo" into "bar"
- : as well as "bar" into "foo")
- : - apart from tabs and colons, there are characters with a special meaning
- : ? matches any character
- : * matches any character sequence
- : \ the following character is taken literally; for example, \? matches
- : a question mark (and nothing else), \* matches an asterisk (and nothing
- : else), \\ matches the backslash character
- :
- : - if a line contains only one entry, Tower of Babel will notify you at startup
- : - avoid file names that are longer than 31 characters; they will be truncated
- : - avoid colons within file names; they will be replaced by hyphens
- : - be careful not to add unwanted spaces or tabs
- :
- : Version 1.0 users may notice that the conventions have changed a bit;
- : before using old dictionary files, run the Dictionary Updater program.
- :
- : To verify that Tower of Babel has loaded a dictionary correctly, choose
- : Dictionary Info from the Special menu
- :
- : To use a dictionary other than "Standard Dictionary", select the file and choose
- : Load Dictionary from the Special menu
-
- : here are some examples; feel free to delete them and add your own entries
- foo bar
- * document *.doc
-
- From * To * *'s Letter to *
- From Peter To * My Letter to *
-
- : note that "From Peter To Mary" would match both entries,
- : but the second match, being more specific, is preferred
-
- Whats up, Doc \? doc.doc
- : note the backslash
-
- : …and some bad examples
- File names with more than 31 characters will be truncated truncate
- colons:are:replaced:by:hyphens no colons
- avoid unwanted spaces no spaces
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