Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines (John Geleynse)
Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines (John Geleynse)
- Subject: Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines (John Geleynse)
- From: Jonathan Hendry <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 14:19:41 -0500
On Sunday, September 9, 2001, at 01:16 , Neal A. Crocker wrote:
Suppose files of a certain type encode information in printable
characters but are not normally treated as text files. If some savvy
individual knows how the info is encoded in this type of file and wants
to use a text editor (not "word processor") such as BBEdit to alter the
contents of the file, they may find themselves forbidden to save the file
using its original extension (which, as far as they are concerned, is
still appropriate).
Presumably, the developers of BBEdit would make BBEdit behave in a useful
way, rather than the default. After all, this _is_ a typical use
of a text editor, especially among technical folks.