Renaming with Batch Change bug?

Hi all.
Before posting this topic, I've searched for answers for my doubts.
I've found out by some of you, that even if you use batch Change to rename a bunch of photos in iPhoto, the actual file names in the iPhoto Library wouldn't change.
Is that right?
But the problem is that in the iPhoto Help Menu it's said that the file names will change also in the iPhoto Library.
Here what it's in the Help Menu:
"Setting the title, date, or comments of multiple photos
If you want multiple photos to have the same title, date, or comments, you can edit them all at once.
WARNING: Setting a photo's title, date, or comments changes it in the photo library and in all albums and books where it appears.
1.
Select the photo or photos you want to edit.
2.
Choose Photos > Batch Change.
3.
Make your editing selections from the pop-up menus.
4.
Click OK.
You can also edit a photo's title, date, or comments directly from the photo library. For more information, click "Tell me more." "
So. Please, read the "Warning".
After reading that I assume that I can indeed change the file names in iPhoto using Batch Change and that the files in iPhoto Library will change either.
Do you think there is a mistake in the Help Menu?
I thought it was a bug in iPhoto.
Any help on this will be pretty much appreciated.
best regards,
Daniel Gordon

Daniel,
The new version of iPhoto 6 organizes differently in the finder. With 6 you can find your images by rolls. If you name your rolls when importing photos with the date and identifying text, it is very easy to find photos in the Finder.
Here are two screenshots so you can see the difference.
This is a view of how the iPhoto Library looks in the Finder.
It is organized by Year folders. Inside the Year folders are Month folders. Inside the Month folders are the days of the Month. Inside the day folders are the photos you took on that day. If you imported video clips and RAW files on that day they will be in an Originals folder. If you have edited any photo imported on that day, the original will be in that folder also.
iPhoto 6 Library folder in the Finder

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