[X4U] Re: HFS+ is case-insensitive

[keith_w]

Stroller wrote:
> 
> On 28 Jun 2006, at 17:45, Eugene wrote:
>> ...
>> I always found capitalization to be a useless feature of
>> the English language.  Apple must certainly agree with me,
>> because HFS+ is case-insensitive.  :-)

> No, no, no!!
> It is ADOBE that agrees with you.
> 
> As I recently discovered the hard way, you can choose to format Apple's 
> HFS+ filesystems as case sensitive. But when you do so Adobe Creative 
> Suite will no longer work. I believe this is because they are "lazy", as 
> Mr Ameeti would say, and don't maintain correct capitalisation between 
> their applications and their filenames. Of course, now you've got me 
> started, I could remark that all Americans are lazy, misspelling 
> "capitalisation" with a "z" and missing the "u" for "colour", but I'll 
> refrain.   :P
> 
> Stroller.

Mr. Stroller, sir.
It's only because most Americans don't fall into the trap of spelling things 
in odd ways, just because someone else does.
I'd go so far to suggest you probably feel YOUR way is the correct way.
Ah well.
Education takes many forms. Some of which is paying attention to the important 
things in life and eschewing the petty and meaningless deviations thereof.

So I believe, anyhow...

Ta.

keith whaley