Please lift the restrictions on playlist names

[chrisjj]

Currently playlist names disallow certain characters and long names can cause error alerts. See below. This is apparently because the playlist names are used as filenames on disc. Please lift the restrictions e.g. by using filenames that are filtered and abbreviated versions of the playlist names, but still recognisable to the user.


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2 An attempt to Rename to e.g. AC/DC silently fails.

3 On Import:

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2016-10-31 12:50:41 - 6.1.7601.65536 - 3.0.6132.15853 - System.IO.PathTooLongException: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.
   at System.IO.PathHelper.GetFullPathName()
   at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength)
   at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
   at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
   at #=qUl_NkFB4TqmaR8JJVkfaQW0ZW07odoCQAvSC0_keEWY=.#=qPDaBae3pmqXS5BQEftZW1Q==(#=qsJYdmC4tDNAZsdKWAFZ13w== #=q_v7VUea7M4QtKKcX4kcRHg==, FileOptions #=qOSVu7VE_ElUZQRC0hHVWAw==)
   at MusicBee.Media.StorageManager.#=qo6or7ccpcKHpz5AZ9yyi7A==(#=qsJYdmC4tDNAZsdKWAFZ13w== #=qgQAwoXZDcQzu_RUSaydp8g==, FileOptions #=q6vOLtsZQOKi5oeTvrmVi2Q==)
   at #=qRo9BMvebBCa$_whkMEV0_tXo$$nUHMmM$SUbz043_Dg=.#=q8y6RC9z4ssTotvFuEVLjvTnFdqtJffqlmrld1nn8Wmw=(Boolean #=qtPJ4eruqqhqf1tVRyaPOgA==)
   at #=qRo9BMvebBCa$_whkMEV0_tXo$$nUHMmM$SUbz043_Dg=.#=qTV1PeQyLNMgTytxCC7$dnA==(SortOrder #=qFlhev9Hx2g8DkIIMAPA9WA==)
   at #=q7FYC8Q0h$B0hasiAMDnoNF1Wna9O1eT2hfT3JdljlqU=.#=qxX$ikRKDUSoFQwBZf8X5gA==.#=qFJe06NOHYgj1Nggn8rsXhA==(#=qsJYdmC4tDNAZsdKWAFZ13w== #=qR4YoE7j7ckK$L$mc$$X82A==, #=qyXmV84TNZ9kJvSLzbwE0vBrPx$BhuHFnDIuB$gA8q54= #=qjlbjPBQd2_mKz0z94C21WQ==)
   at #=q2eHwz6tcXvldFilIiulJdbnGlYOQfR1kTsu$ASucChDM_gtMCYQTaM9b3zkWYmGC.#=q4lChHzN$sEgqMrl5AdU5SdEWdmyqCWxrjssyEaQXrmk=(IList`1 #=qeFnhEzJmIPe3VcxXU9hxfw==, Boolean #=qhBeBOn2F8TNaxOY4AHxzoQ==, Boolean #=qGEiWDmlOBOXO3kAh8W3uXKbrrGVKJP4VCEwDX7Qpwuk=)

[ost]

Try to copy and insert this one - AC∕DC

[chrisjj]

Neat workaround. Thanks. Is that typable? Are there versions of ? and : similarly?

[ost]

Neat workaround. Thanks. Is that typable? Are there versions of ? and : similarly?

Yes - open Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer - Insert - Special symbol - Select MS Gothic font and choose any character you want and then just copy it  
More easier way - click Run and type charmap


And "question" only as double sign ⁇ or like this ¿ and ʔ Ɂ ‽
USe this one ∶

[chrisjj]

Yes - open Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer - Insert - Special symbol - Select MS Gothic font and choose any character you want and then just copy it  

Using Word 2002, I get Symbol http://i.imgur.com/ZB6NjsZ.png - these characters are rejected by MB.

And Special Characters http://i.imgur.com/Q9s6Jp0.png - these characters are few.

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font=MS Gothic]USe this one ∶[/font]

Copied and pasted from this site of Word Symbol, that one is rejected by MB Rename.

[ost]

All symbols should be working - ʔ Ɂ ‽ ¿ ⁇ ∶

[chrisjj]

Query from MSWord http://i.imgur.com/gU9T9d1.png does not work here.

ʔ Ɂ ‽ ¿ ⁇ from your post do work here.