On Jan 11, 2005, at 11:48, Marta Edie wrote: > People, I asked this before: I know how to show file extensions , > also apparently know how to get rid of them. However, lately, checking > or unchecking the box in the advanced tab in the finder preferences > doesn't do a thing. I have my extensions showing as .doc, .cwk. .pdf > .jpg etc etc etc. now .They are there to stay. Nothing I have tried > will hide them anymore. Have recent upgrades changed anything here? >
I don't think so. It could be that the the extensions for those files were explicitly turned on, so that default behavior of hiding was overridden. With extensions off, try making a new document in different apps to see which ones still show extensions. Bill -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2373 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050111/ff7f7b5e/attachment.bin
