On Monday, September 2, 2002, at 07:07 , Terry & Claire Hart wrote: > The annoying news is: now, every time I save a file in Appleworks, it > adds > a .cwk to the end of the file name. It looks windows-y. When you > choose to > "save as," the save box of course opens. In the "title" box is printed: > untitled.cwk The "untitled" is highlighted, so when you begin to > type, it > replaces the "untitled". However, the ".cwk" is NOT highlighted, so you > have to intentionally delete it if you don't want it as part of the > name of > your file. Has anyone ever found a way to un-preference this "feature"?
No, and you wouldn't want to, since OS X's native way of identifying files is through the file extension, just like on a Windows machine. At first, I was a little annoyed with this, too. But after a while, I began to see the benefits. Having the file type as a three letter extension gives you more flexibility in changing file types on stubborn files, since, if all else fails, you can just change the extension. The old Macintosh way of identifying files without extensions may LOOK elegant, but it lacks flexibility. Ergo the reason why I now have OS X show file extensions at all times now. I had them hidden for the first few months of using it. I find it more useful to have them out in the open. John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
