Tim: >> I think you missed the beginning (or middle?) of the thread where it was >> discussed that it'd be better if files identified themselves, rather >> than having to work it out, after the fact. Saving a file with >> appropriate descriptions, rather than having to determine the content >> analytically, has its advantages. Arthur Pemberton: > And you're still going to need a `file` type program to read those > descriptions. True enough, but if all files had an unabiguous descriptor right at the start, it'd be an improvement. As it stands, some file managers spend a rather annoying amount of time working out what the files are, when you load up a directory. They have to plough through a file, and look for markers in various places, and make guesses. That assessment is much more work than, say, reading the first few bytes of a file that actually said "image/jpeg", for example. -- (This box runs FC6, my others run FC4 & FC5, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
