In article <4d775095.30...@druck.org.uk>, David J. Ruck <dr...@druck.org.uk> wrote: > On 09/03/2011 09:53, Brian Bailey wrote:
> [Mimemap] > > I've got both the new and the old files open in front of me at the > > moment and there appear to be significant differences between the > > two, just related to Archive, zip and other related file types. I > > have to ask, because I have no way of understanding/assessing these > > differences myself, is 20110307 'correct', please? It is /for me/. > The moto of the story is; don't update system files which you don't > understand with those from 3rd parties, if your machine is working > correctly - i.e. it hasn't been recommended to solve a particular > problem you have experienced. > This isn't the first time there have been problems with Tim's mimemap > files. Really? Please tell me about any specific /unresolved/ problems. (Naturally everything else released is always perfect and never needs updates...) . There are sometimes clashes between how one person wants something mapped and another. The software you have is likely different to mine. Some entries are how they are because it /works for me/ as I think is clearly and probably over-stated everywhere. If there hadn't been a complete balls-up by archiving software (using the same filetype for different content which couldn't be read by different programs) the Archive filetype wouldn't be in the mess that it's in! Fortunately, those of us blessed with SparkFS are hidden from these issues as it doesn't seem to matter what compressed filetype is used for zip or arc. SparkFS sorts it all out and re-types if necessary. Perhaps having that has made me complacent. Certainly, it is not a problem here but I will make changes asked (a) if it benefits others and (b) has no detrimental effect here. :-) I remember there were issues with RISC OS .arc files being uploaded onto web sites as .zip because some web servers didn't know what to do with an .arc. Then at least if all archives (.zip and .arc) became Archive/DDC it would download and could be sorted out later. Perhaps people should also consider giving feedback in the way requested instead of sniping in an irrelevant forum which only coincidentally I read. Perhaps someone else could help by publishing details of all up-to-date filetype allocations. Apart from rummaging though various !Boot files the lists available online state clearly that DDC /is/ ZIP and that A91 not only does not exist, if it did it is in an area of the types reserved for 'Acorn and other commercial software'. Given that many zip progs are not commercial we must assume that different criteria are used by RISC OS Ltd to allocate filetypes. I wonder what. Ah! Because SparkFS is commercial perhaps. I would have thought &219 would have been more memorable and relevant to being a .zip file. ;-o RISCOS Ltd were gathering information to publish all this filetype stuff online in 2002 and 2003 so it must be nearly ready by now. http://www.riscos.com/news/news_items/PR211002.htm Good grief. If something goes wrong, or it doesn't work as you wish, restore your backup mimemap file. If you didn't make one /as instructed/, take this pointy hat and sit in the corner. If you still have problems or suggestions, /contact me by email/. Further discussion here about my mimemap file will be ignored by me as this is not where it belongs. Sorry about the long posting. -- Tim Hill .............................................................. www.timil.com
