LongFiles
What works with it and what doesn't?
Practically all programs works with it, except for those which have a limited buffer for the filename size. Some of these will work, but will truncate the name. Others may crash.
I hope to maintain a list of those which works with long filenames (and their limits), and those which do not.
| Application | Works? | Notes
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| Filer | Yes | Will only display upto 64 characters with RISC OS 3.5+, and will not resize the window on RISC OS 3.1 or earlier. In RISC OS 3.5+, you can rename the file, etc - it is only truncated in the menu/display.
| | Desktop | Yes | Will only allow double-clicks on files less than 203 characters in total, including the filing system name and pathname.
| | Zap | Yes |
| | Edit | Yes |
| | Draw | Yes |
| | Maestro | Yes | I'm getting really desperate here!
| | ArcFS | Yes |
| | SparkFS | Yes |
| | ResEd | Yes |
| | Paint | Yes |
| | SonorJnr | Yes | Upto 51 characters, depending on zoom level
| | Sonor | Yes | Upto 56 characters, depending on zoom level
| | WebLoad II | Yes | Upto 63 characters
| | ChangeFSI | Yes |
| | Impression Publisher | Kindof | When loading and saving, Impression will truncate to 10 characters. Version 4.11 tested. It loads the correct file if you have two which start with the same 10 characters.
| | Ovation Pro | Yes | Upto 63 characters
| | Replay (standard) | Yes | Upto 171 characters
| | Sibelius 7 | No | Sibelius will crash if long filenames are used. Version 3.50 tested.
| | Sibelius 6 | Unknown | It is expected that it will perform the same as Sibelius 7.
| | Sibelius Junior | Unknown | As Sibelius 6.
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If you have tested it with another program, please give me details of how well it works. Simply email jason@tribbeck.com, stating the information above.
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