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- From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A Lyons)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: MS-DOS FST
- Message-ID: <71409@apple.Apple.COM>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 00:15:21 GMT
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- Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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- In article <NAGENDRA.92Aug19141001@csa.bu.edu> nagendra@csa.bu.edu (nagendra mishr) writes:
- >I have a suggestion: This may be a bad idea, but, since the
- >MS-DOS FST is read only, how about listing the files with a few
- >different translations, for ex:
- >
- > .bat -> exec and text # there would be two different
- >names, possibly with a number at the end of it or some other suffix.
- >
- >Or having some sort of preference window in which the user is allowed
- >to select the translations.
-
- When the Finder described the file kind, it's based on the single filetype
- and auxiliary type that are returned from GS/OS...so I don't see how to do
- multiple choice.
-
- However, the FST lets you customize the translation table (should wind
- up being very much like the High Sierra FSTSpecific calls...see GS/OS
- Reference), so people will be able to write control panels (or whatever)
- to let the user choose their favorite translations.
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