On 7/27/09 6:05 AM, Mark Clements (HappyDog) wrote:
As long as one requires files have explicit type suffixes (e.g. ".jpg", ".svg", etc), one can use the allowed list to determine what file names to translate without generating conflicts. I believe all Wikimedia sites require such suffixes, but Mediawiki can be configured to remove that requirement which would need to be considered for a general application (i.e. what to do if the configuration allows separate files named "Foo_jpg" and "Foo.jpg")
How about making the type a prefix?
Really there's no reason to expose the file type at all at this level; it's an implementation detail which shouldn't be forced onto the on-wiki identifier for a media item.
-- brion