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File types
I was playing with a freeware Infocom-game interpreter last night
(it ran fine) on 1.99m, but realized that it couldn't open files it
didn't recognize. I used Resourcer on the executable to get an idea of
what files it liked, then got info on the appropriate files and changed
the creator/type (I think it's one of the best features of Executor that
this information is so easy to change). But this sparked an idea...
Would it be possible to give the browser/shell a table which
correlates 3-character DOS file extensions with 4-character,
case-sensitive Mac creator/types? If, for instance, Executor knew that
the .doc files on my drives were MS Word files, it could display the
right icons and open them by double-clicking. As it is, those files open
correctly if I manually change the type/creator, but it seems as though
this could be done automatically to add some functionality and
mac-like-ness (double-clickability and correct icon display). Thoughts?
Scott Shuchart
shuchart@fas.harvard.edu