Re: Type/Creator codes
Re: Type/Creator codes
- Subject: Re: Type/Creator codes
- From: Dave Horlick <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 09:38:53 -0400
2. I have no immediate visual feedback on what to expect when I
double-click a file
What about *the icon*?
This is a classic example where Classic Mac OS wanted to be smarter
than I am (the very characteristic that made Classic Mac OS mostly
annoying for me), and miserably failed.
I imagine that some Mac users (even some who subscribe to the cocoa-dev
mailing list) may appreciate not having to maintain a dozen extension
codes in their head at all times. You always have the option of going in
and deleting a file's creator code. Admittedly, it would be nice if
their were a user-friendly way to do this.
I agree that creator codes don't work well for pictures, text files,
hypertext markup, and rich text documents. But what about all the
proprietary binary formats? Is it really such a transgression for
Reunion to put a creator code on a family tree file?
Dave