Re: DEP 5 and directory/file names with spaces

[Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>]

su, 2009-06-07 kello 20:07 -0700, Steve Langasek kirjoitti:
> In other words, the real question is: which of these is easier for your
> hypothetical user to read?:
> 
>  space-separated
>    Files: a\ b c d\ e\ f g.*
> 
>  comma-separated
>    Files: a\,b, c, d\,e\,f, g.*

url-encoded:

        Files: a%2Cb c d%2Ce%2Cf g.*
        Files: a%20b c d%20e%20f g.*

> For my part I'm actually inclined to say that the latter is more readable,
> but let's get the rationale right. :)

I rather think they're all unreadable. URL encoding at least makes it
easy to see each pattern separately from the others.