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Consistent Handling of Special Characters in File Names

Consistent Handling of Special Characters in File Names

Forma interprets special characters (å, ä, ö, etc.) differently depending on whether a file is uploaded from Windows or macOS. This is caused by the two operating systems using different Unicode normalization forms (NFC vs. NFD).

This breaks version control in mixed PC/Mac teams — when different users upload new versions of the same file, Forma treats them as separate files and does not overwrite the previous version.

Proposed fix: Normalize all filenames to a single Unicode form (e.g. NFC) server-side at the point of upload, regardless of client OS.

This issue particularly affects non-English-speaking markets where special characters in file names are common.

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