Re: [MiNT] Fileselector filter is case sensitive on VFAT

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:14:03 , Jo Even Skarstein <joska@online.no> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 12:20 +1100, Paul Wratt wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Jo Even Skarstein <joska@online.no> wrote:
> > > The title says it all. The fileselector filter is case sensitive on
> > > VFAT-partitions. I think that is wrong, as VFAT is only case preserving.
> > > PC.PRJ and pc.prj is the same file on VFAT, but when the fileselector
> > > filter is set to *.PRJ I don't see those *.prj-files.
> > >
> > > Jo Even
> > >
> >
> > Search list for previous posts about this, I know it was brought up
> > before (maybe 6-12 months ago)
>
> I think that was something different. The file mask is defined by the
> program that calls the fileselector, so on VFAT-partitions you will
> often have to edit the mask to view all relevant files.
>
> Jo Even

I have seen this too and it is a bit annoying.

eg. an older app that isn't too aware of mixed case fs saves a file as
.TXT but it becomes .txt on disc.  When you open something it uses *.TXT
in the fileselector mask.

Peter