Technote 2035
Technote 2035
- Subject: Technote 2035
- From: Henrik Holmegaard <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:16:40 +0200
"Traditionally, profiles were filtered based on their type and creator on
Mac OS 9 (type 'prof, creator 'sync'). However, profiles may not have a type
and creator, so ColorSync no longer checks the type and creator of profiles.
Also, profiles need not have any suffix. However, if you do use one use '
.icc'. By standardizing on one suffix it makes it easier for applications
using the Cocoa NSOpenPanel APIs to filter profiles. Similarly, if you use a
type and creator for your profile, use 'prof' and 'sync', as this will make
it easier for the Carbon Navigation Services APIs to filter profiles. At its
hear, ColorSync no longer cares about type, creator, or suffix".
In trying to compile a short technical history of ColorSync 1.0 to 3.0
(encompassing early List threads on where applications may store profiles,
what the Generic profiles are for, and so on and so forth), the type /
creator / suffix question remains significant. It seems the conclusion is
rather like the one reached on the System Profile / Display Profile thread:
The older functionality remains, but the thinking has moved beyond it.
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