Re: Custom file types and extensions
Re: Custom file types and extensions
- Subject: Re: Custom file types and extensions
- From: Kyle Sluder <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:21:34 -0500
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Nick Zitzmann <email@hidden> wrote:
> You might want to do both. Using only a type & creator will keep Mac purists
> happy - until they try sending an attachment over E-Mail, in which case the
> codes might be lost unless both clients support flattening and unflattening
> the metadata. Keep in mind that there aren't many Mac purists left, and the
> ones that are left are usually trolls.
You need to have a file extension. UTIs are derived from file
extensions, not creator codes:
http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/message/cocoa/2009/1/29/228935
Besides, what if someone tosses the file on a FAT32 flash drive?
--Kyle Sluder
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