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in current naming scheme,all name is separated using dash"-" including prefixing names
by add colon as usable character in naming,it might suggest mod maker using colon to separate name space or even subtype using this character.

for example I would like to make another merging chest mod for brick chest, then I might using something like
another-merging-chest-brick-chest-1x10
by add colon it will be like
another-merging-chest:brick-chest:1x10

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boskid wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:25 pm As for ":" character, it is one of those characters that we wanted the most to get rid of. There is a dump command that creates icons in files named after prototypes and ":" on windows falls into alternate data streams feature. 106734

how about § ?
as far as I know it is not a control character

meifray wrote: Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:27 pm how about § ?
as far as I know it is not a control character

Its character code is 167, so outside of ascii's 128.