On Oct 30, 2006, at 7:26 PM, Laurence Harris wrote:
On Oct 30, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Jeffrey Oleander wrote:
Uli Kusterer <email@hidden> wrote:
Am 2006.10.28 um 21:53 schrieb Dieter Oberkofler:
I should to a newer G5 running OS9 in Classic mode
but am stuck with a simple problem.
CW needs to correct file types to recognize its files
but except from creating a new file in CW, i seem
to be unable to set a proper file type in OSX Classic
mode.
Either you use ResEdit (it has a "Get Info..." command
that lets you edit type and creator), or you find a
copy...
This is one of those niggling things. Why can't we just
check and change it in Finder's info window?
Because the Finder's Get Info window is designed for typical Mac
users, who have no idea what creators and types are or how to
change them.
Then the Finder could use a private plugin interface for the info
panel, and then when you installed the developer tools you would get
an added panel in the info box for technical stuff like this.
People who want that kind of control use File Buddy or some other
third party product that exposes and allows you to set more of this
kind of stuff.
Only because it doesn't exist in the Finder. Not to say that no-one
would still use a third part product for it.
That's where
other file meta-data is accessible.
This is not the only meta-data that can't be set in the Finder's
Get Info window.
Or are they afraid naive users will shoot themselves in the
foot too often?
I think it's more that it's considered too technical and would
confuse people. Most people would not have a clue what kind of
values to set or even that they always have to be four characters.
I've have many users of File Buddy's Info window write me to tell
me that File Buddy wouldn't accept "RTF" as a file type, which is
true, because it's not "RTF', it's "RTF ".
Then mabye you should have File Buddy tell the users that the code
must be exactly 4 characters in length instead of just not accepting it.
Disclaimer: I have never used File Buddy so I don't know if it
already does this.
Regards,
David Alger
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