RoboHelp 2017: Use Lowercase File Names (Recommended for UNIX)

1. Only Adobe can say why they have not included it.
2. No.
3. My understanding is that Unix does not demand lowercase, rather it is case sensitive. So MyLink.htm will work as long as the link and the target are the same. MyLink.htm in the link will not find mylink.htm but will find MyLink.htm.
4. No.
5. See 3 above.

Notwithstanding my answers, you make a valid point that the option should be there.

Personally I always create filenames as lower case because I work with merged help and across merges it becomes even more important. By doing that, my links and targets are lowercase from the start.

Forcing lowercase the way RoboHelp does in other layouts can create problems. In one project you create a link with camel case and the target is the same. You then tick the Use Lower Case option and then your link is camel case but the target is lowercase. On Unix, that leads to a broken link. So while your point about the inconsistency is correct, it can create a problem on Unix.

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