Sometimes, in the classic Mac OS, I can see a little "f" after a folder's name. I really wonder the meaning of that "f".
I made a screenshot in this video Macintosh SE on dial-up Internet - YouTube. There is a little "f" shown after the folder's name "POPmail II". Is there anyone can help?
iBook, Mac OS 9.2.x
You'll notice it is not a regular small "f" - it is a script small "f", thus - ƒ (which can be generated via an Option-F stroke on the keyboard).
This used to be used quite commonly as a visual indicator that the item is in fact a folder (especially useful in the event the icon had been changed to something other than a regular folder icon).
You can safely change the name to something else if you wish. Note that the 'classic' OS's did not rely on name.extensions in order to know what an item was nor how to manipulate it; that info was made available to the OS via each file's hidden Type and Creator Codes.
You'll notice it is not a regular small "f" - it is a script small "f", thus - ƒ (which can be generated via an Option-F stroke on the keyboard).
This used to be used quite commonly as a visual indicator that the item is in fact a folder (especially useful in the event the icon had been changed to something other than a regular folder icon).
You can safely change the name to something else if you wish. Note that the 'classic' OS's did not rely on name.extensions in order to know what an item was nor how to manipulate it; that info was made available to the OS via each file's hidden Type and Creator Codes.
Thank you so much for your reply. That solved my question.
What does the "f" mean after the name of folder
