Change filename strategy

[Neustradamus]

Dear @pulsar-edit team, @Spiker985, @kaosine, @DeeDeeG, @confused-Techie, @meadowsys, @Daeraxa,

It is possible to change the filename strategy to have Pulsar at beginning?

• https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar/releases

It is currently problematic.

Thanks in advance.

[savetheclocktower]

Please elaborate. What is problematic about it? What problem are you experiencing that would be fixed by what you're proposing?

[Neustradamus]

Installer filenames do start by Pulsar, for example for the current latest version:

• ARM.Linux.Pulsar-1.130.1-arm64.AppImage -> Pulsar_ARM_Linux_1.130.1_arm64.AppImage
• ARM.Linux.pulsar-1.130.1-arm64.tar.gz -> Pulsar_ARM_Linux_1.130.1_arm64.tar.gz
• ARM.Linux.pulsar-1.130.1.aarch64.rpm -> Pulsar_ARM_Linux_1.130.1_aarch64.rpm
• ARM.Linux.pulsar_1.130.1_arm64.deb -> Pulsar_ARM_Linux_1.130.1_arm64.deb
• Intel.Mac.Pulsar-1.130.1-mac.zip -> Pulsar_Intel_Mac_1.130.1.zip
• Intel.Mac.Pulsar-1.130.1-mac.zip.blockmap -> Pulsar_Intel_Mac_1.130.1.zip.blockmap
• Intel.Mac.Pulsar-1.130.1.dmg -> Pulsar_Intel_Mac_1.130.1.dmg
• Linux.Pulsar-1.130.1.AppImage -> Pulsar_Linux_1.130.1.AppImage
• Linux.pulsar-1.130.1.tar.gz -> Pulsar_Linux_1.130.1.tar.gz
• Linux.pulsar-1.130.1.x86_64.rpm -> Pulsar_Linux_1.130.1.x86_64.rpm
• Linux.pulsar_1.130.1_amd64.deb -> Pulsar_Linux_1.130.1_amd64.deb
• SHA256SUMS.txt -> Pulsar_1.130.1_SHA256SUMS.txt
• Silicon.Mac.Pulsar-1.130.1-arm64-mac.zip -> Pulsar_Silicon_Mac_1.130.1_arm64.zip
• Silicon.Mac.Pulsar-1.130.1-arm64-mac.zip.blockmap -> Pulsar_Silicon_Mac_1.130.1_arm64.zip.blockmap
• Silicon.Mac.Pulsar-1.130.1-arm64.dmg -> Pulsar_Silicon_Mac_1.130.1_arm64.dmg
• Windows.Pulsar-1.130.1-win.zip -> Pulsar_Windows-win-x64_1.130.1.zip
• Windows.Pulsar.Setup.1.130.1.exe -> Pulsar_Windows-Setup-x64_1.130.1.exe

[savetheclocktower]

I repeat: what problem are you experiencing that would be fixed by what you're proposing?

I see some merit in what you're suggesting, but I don't yet understand why it's important enough to rise above a matter of taste.

[Neustradamus]

@savetheclocktower: The problem is the bad file names.

It does not start by "Pulsar", etc., you can look, currently, it is the arch at beginning.

And it is not new, you can see here too:

• https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar/issues/724

All people hope that you will use now good filenames.

[DeeDeeG]

Thank you for this feedback about the filenames.

The filename prefixes are designed to be very easy to browse on GitHub. You find your platform and then pick the file format. So there is a purpose to the existing naming scheme.

Beyond that, many automations are built around the current file names. See: https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar/issues/724#issuecomment-1722287276.

On GitHub I can find a total of three people giving this feedback out of thousands of downloads, so it appears most people are fine with the current names, or not bothered enough to complain. We may or may not be willing to do a poll at some point in the future to determine user preferences. But it would be a disruptive change for a small benefit. So, it is not a top priority at the moment.

[savetheclocktower]

Going to close this since it's a duplicate of #724, but I'll echo @DeeDeeG’s comment: we're willing to be persuaded to use a different naming scheme if enough people ask for it.