[OpenAFS-win32-devel] New hidden file options on Windows....

[Rodney M Dyer]

At 03:48 AM 3/24/2004, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
>On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Rodney M Dyer wrote:
> >
> > The new version of the AFS Windows client 1.3.60 allows hiding files that
> > begin with a "." (dot) much like in UNIX-land.  This is a nice feature, but
> > it would be even nicer if the feature was emulated whenever the Win32
> > hidden file attribute was changed.  Can we see this as a future feature?
>
>You want to secretly rename my files from under me. Ew.

Gee, you want to "secretly" hide my "dotted" Windows files from me just 
because you want Windows to "operate" like UNIX?  Ew.

Stop trying to make Windows work like UNIX.  If you do, you might as well 
adjust with the hidden attribute auto-magically.  Putting dots in front of 
files is not the "correct" way to hide files under Windows.  I'm sorry UNIX 
has no "hidden" attribute...so they had to come up with a "kludge".

>Also, what about people using old clients, who I assume can currently
>create "foo" and ".foo", when you unhide ".foo" in your new client?

If the "foo" or ".foo" already exists then do nothing.  The user has 
already shot themselves in the foot.

Rodney