I use dots and all other allowed characters in dirs all the time. In
fact, I no longer create README.TXT and similar files when they are very
short. Instead, I Make dirs like these as subdirs to apps that are tricky
to install:
─XPSP3
├─1. Copy CD to - D=(XPP+XPH
├─2. Extract SP - WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe -x=D=(XPSP3
├─3. Go to - D=(XPSP3(update
├─4. Slipstream - update -s=D=(XPP+XPH(ENGLISH(WINXP(HOME(
├─5. Slipstream - update -s=D=(XPP+XPH(ENGLISH(WINXP(PRO(
├─6. Try to remove HOME so it fits on one CD!
└─www.winsupersite.com(article(windows-xp2(slipstreaming-windows-xp-with-service-pack-3-sp3-128464
...
─Samsung E60 eReader
├─!315g; Linux 2.6; Firmware M-EB06S6FR-1002
├─!600x800; uSD; 1.4GB user memory; MAC 00;26;C8;75;D2;F6
├─Backup
├─firmware_1002.0 FR
├─firmware_1013.0 KR
├─FoxFirmware_2.1 FR currently loaded!
└─Hidden menu=Calendar icon, Home, Up, Down, Menu - not working...
Since : and / are not allowed, I use = and ( instead. I don't need to
remember the commands or URLs, I just grab them with Ctrl+Ins,Name and
paste them where needed, fixing any = and (.
I've been doing this to my F9 items all the time, with the advantage that :
and / and \ are allowed and commands much easier to deploy, but
dirs-as-notes are just as useful.
Michael was ridiculing my F9 abuse all the time; I wish he'd come back
and let us know what he thinks about my dir abuse :-)