Not entirely true. In Mac OS X 10.6.1, I can do this:
- open Terminal and make a new file (a good place to make it is in ~/ Desktop). [For the sake of this demo, ensure that there is no period in the name of the file... like how UNIX users used to name files prior to the days of MS-DOS, and maybe even C/PM.] - open Super Get Info, and assign it a type (at least)... eg., 'PDF '. - save changes. - go to the Finder, and see the icon change (from a plain piece of paper) to a PDF file icon for the Preview application. This means that support for the type/creator codes still remain for files that cannot be determined using the always-ever-stupid suffix mechanism, or the original UNIX magic(1) mechanism that Mac OS X relies on today. It's just delegated to the last-resort mechanism than for previous Macintosh system releases. -- tonza On Nov 3, 4:00 pm, Jeffrey Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:43 PM, tonza wrote: > > > How > > long this type/creator mechanism remains with us Macintosh users > > remains to be seen > > It does not remain to be seen. I guess you haven't noticed, but > creator codes no longer work in Snow Leopard. This mechanism has > already been eliminated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
