====== Analyser: Generated Descriptor Naming ======

//11 July 2005//

Everything generated in the [[:glossary:cta|analyser]] is now human-readable and well commented, which helps double-checking the output and makes all the important information easy to read without needing effort.

The [[:glossary:block|block]] names tell what kind of data the block contains.

Format naming is of the form:

  <flags> <format> <sector range> <protection>

And is defined as:

**<flags>**

The flags represent data types that are used as protection (not what they should be by normal use).

  * I: block id
  * T: track number
  * S: disk side
  * B: sector (Block) number
  * L: sector length

The flags represent all the blocks on the actual track. If any track is protected, it is marked as such. A format may not have any flags set, and the very same format may display
different flags on different tracks (to prevent excess format generation for just a new name).

**<format>**

The format is of the form '<count>x<sector length>', and is a list containing sector lengths used and their occurences in the order they appear on the disk.

**<sector range>**

The sector range is of the form '<first>...<last>'. If the track data uses continuous range for sector numbering the first and last sector number is displayed. A format may not have a sector range defined, and the very same format can display different ranges on different tracks (to prevent excess format generation for just a new name).

**<protection>**

If the data found matches a known, non-generic protection type, the name of the protection is displayed instead of the generic naming.