Index: extensions/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/WizardNewProjectCreationPage.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.ide/extensions/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/WizardNewProjectCreationPage.java,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 WizardNewProjectCreationPage.java
--- extensions/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/WizardNewProjectCreationPage.java	2 Aug 2005 17:40:37 -0000	1.7
+++ extensions/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/WizardNewProjectCreationPage.java	31 Aug 2005 16:59:21 -0000
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardPage;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
@@ -445,6 +446,13 @@
             }
         }
 
+        // check if project with same name, different case exists
+        File directory = new Path(getProjectLocationFieldValue()).toFile();
+		if (directory.isDirectory()){	// returns true if folder exists, even if case is different
+			setMessage(IDEWorkbenchMessages.WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectExistsinOtherCaseMessage, IMessageProvider.WARNING);
+			return true;
+		}
+		
         setErrorMessage(null);
         setMessage(null);
         return true;
Index: src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/IDEWorkbenchMessages.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/IDEWorkbenchMessages.java,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 IDEWorkbenchMessages.java
--- src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/IDEWorkbenchMessages.java	23 Aug 2005 19:03:00 -0000	1.17
+++ src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/IDEWorkbenchMessages.java	31 Aug 2005 16:59:21 -0000
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@
 	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectNameEmpty;
 	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectLocationEmpty;
 	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectExistsMessage;
+	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectExistsinOtherCaseMessage;
 	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectLocationExistsMessage;
 	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectContentsLabel;
 	public static String WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectContentsGroupLabel;
Index: src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/messages.properties
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/messages.properties,v
retrieving revision 1.100
diff -u -r1.100 messages.properties
--- src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/messages.properties	23 Aug 2005 19:03:00 -0000	1.100
+++ src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/messages.properties	31 Aug 2005 16:59:21 -0000
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
 WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectNameEmpty = Project name must be specified
 WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectLocationEmpty = Project contents directory must be specified
 WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectExistsMessage = A project with that name already exists in the workspace.
+WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectExistsinOtherCaseMessage = Multiple projects with the same name but different casing is not allowed on some file systems.  It is recommended that another project name be used.  
 WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectLocationExistsMessage = Another project exists at the specified content directory.
 WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectContentsLabel = Project contents:
 WizardNewProjectCreationPage_projectContentsGroupLabel = Project contents