Richard Detwiler wrote:
...First of all, why is this even an option? Under what circumstances would one NOT want the file extension to be added?...
I can think of at least one use. OOo can create ".txt" (text) files under Windows, which include no formatting commands (things like italics, font changes and drawings) at all. The file only has only whatever characters you actually typed on the keyboard. When you save an ".odt" file OOo saves your content as a text file, and saves several other files with formatting information. The whole thing is then "compressed" and saved in what looks like one file. If you choose the text file option, OOo only saves the text file and nothing else.
This is useful because many Windows programs use text files, but with a different extension . Were there formatting in such a file, the program either wouldn't use it or start behaving oddly. Examples include the many "config" files on your system, and the scripts for things like Java or other command languages. In essence, all of these programs' creators have fallen for Window's filename extension kludge, and forced both OpenOffice.org and all of the rest of us to live with it. I think our favorite office suit is doing the best that it can.
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