Placeholder | Function
:----------:| --------
-**%C** | The transliterated channel name in ASCII (safe characters, no spaces, etc. - so `Das Erste HD` will be `Das_Erste_HD`, but `WDR Köln` will be `WDR_Koln`)
-**%c** | The channel name (URL encoded ASCII)
+**%C** | The transliterated channel name in in URL encoded ASCII with safe characters only - `WDR Köln :<>|*?'"` will be `WDR%20Koln%20________`
+**%c** | The channel name (URL encoded UTF-8)
Example: `file:///tmp/icons/%C.png` or `http://example.com/%c.png`
+
+Note: The `file://` URLs are deescaped back when used, so `%20` means space
+for the filename for example.
+
+Safety note: For the channel name, the first dot characters (possible
+hidden files or special directories) are replaced with the underscore
+character. The possible directory delimiters (slash) and the special
+character backslash are replaced with the minus character.