Viktor, what about leaving current name and only adding a .txt extension to them?
Maurilio. Viktor Szakáts wrote: > Hi Guy, > >> Hi Viktor, >> >> missing .txt only disturb windows users because notepad add .txt >> to each files ;-) > > AFAIK .txt isn't a Windows file format, it's just happens > to be the name of plain text files, which are present on > every operating system. > > Missing .txt not only disturbs Windows, because for example > on OS X or even Linux I cannot simply click on these files > and expect my default text viewer/editor to open it. Instead, > I have to choose a tool from a list, or in slightly better > case, it's considered text, but there is no way to associate > it with my favorite text viewer/editor. Also notice that > tool list includes almost all applications I have installed, > since OS X considers it generic "Document", so all apps get > listed. > > Far from convenient. I'd still be interested what is the > notion behind leaving out standard (or quasi-standard) > extensions from filenames. And even more so, what is the > benefit? And what is lost by adding humble .txt extension? > what is recognized in pbly all existing systems. > > Besides, true what Alex says, many (most?) Harbour users > are Windows users, so such convenience could probably help > all of them (while not hurting anyone else). Clicking on > INSTALL.txt is probably simpler and faster than clicking > 'open with', and browse for Notepad from a list. Also, user > can't be sure if this is a text file by looking at its name. > > [ BTW, since I use Far Manager (yet) for me it's not an > everyday problem, but as I'm switching to other systems > it starts to become one. ] > > Brgds, > Viktor > > _______________________________________________ > Harbour mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > -- __________ | | | |__| Maurilio Longo |_|_|_|____| farmaconsult s.r.l. _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list [email protected] http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
