Agreed Josiah

I think we could also find a method where double clicking a tid file 
allowed it to be opened in a default tiddlywiki

A .tw file extension used on single file tiddlywikis containing valid html 
code to open in a browser, or TiddlyWiki aware application.

But as posted elsewhere by me I would like to see .tw files also defined 
and supported so that they may be separated from html files if desired.

I have some additional arguments in favour of this that really belong in 
the Quinoid discussion where this was raised.

*In this case only the app that opens the file needs to know about tw 
files. Quinoid can permit you to open any or all file types, it just needs 
to know how to handle the contents*

*Firefox already recognises an alternate ext because its mime type 
text/html is specified inside it, timimi recognises tw files as tw5 and 
provides the saving mechanism. So I chose to associate .tw files with 
Firefox. I dont presently have any other app for tw files. Now I just click 
a tw file anywhere, they have cat icons, and firefox opens them even if its 
not the default browser.*

*However if you install an app that handles the same file extension most 
 operating systems will choose one of two or more apps to be the default 
(usualy the last installed) and provide the method to choose from more than 
one app on the current desktop. This is "open with" on windows. This 
contention for what extension opens what app only occurs localy if the user 
installs 2 or more apps and they get to set the default.*

*Most lists of file extensions and their associated apps come from what is 
found in the wild, not by design. I remember how the old word perfect of 
days gone by did not care what or if an extension was used in the days of 
xxxxxxxx.ext short filenames. Users usually made a mess of files.*

*Having an extension for your app is a courteously to users because they 
can tell you apps files apart from others.*



Regards
Tony

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