>> On the filetypes subject: >> >> How about having a reserved text field of say 32 bytes at the start of each >> file which >> allows the user/utility to bung a tag in there. This would remove the need >> for someone >> to be appointed as magic-number allocator since I'm sure everybody could >> work out a >> unique enough tag for a file. > >But why have such a tag anyway? I see no pratical use for it. > > -Frode
So that you can tell what the file is used for. You don't want to go around loading music modules into SAMpaint do you? Having a tag simplifies the process of identifying what the file is used for. Stefan Drissen aka Solar Flare of Entropy E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Drissen) S-mail: Zevende Herven 6, 5232 JZ 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
