> >> Many file browser programs, notably Sun's filemgr, actually peek inside
> >> every file to try to find enough information to know what application to
> >> launch when the file is opened.
> This sounds like a losing proposition for NFS and UFS, too, since it's
> likely to hose your buffer cache. It seems to me that the right thing
> to do is not to open the file until the user clicks on it (or
> whatever). I think this would also make the GUI a lot more reponsive.
> when reading large directories.
I expect they do this so they know which cute little picture to use
for the file.
John
