Re: Don't take the extension too seriously

Justin Willoughby (justin@justinw.net)
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:24:24 -0400

On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 10:38:20PM +0200, Jacques Du Pasquier wrote:
> Shaw Terwilliger a écrit (25.9.1999/11:00) :
> > If you're using a Unix version of AbiWord, you can also use the File->Open
> > dialog, and select the file in the list, but then force it to open it
> > as Text by choosing that format from the file-type list.
>
> I use GNU/Linux and yes, this works.
>
> However, the default "file type" read "Automatically detected", so
> this is misleading.
>
> Also, assuming one knows the type of the file one opens is maybe not
> the best idea ?

It does seem odd that AbiWord would be so bent on the file extension. In
Linux files do not have extensions like in DOS/Windows. Sure you can have
a .wpdoc or perhaps .fig or .whatever but that means nothing to any other
program on linux. WP for Linux does not care what the file name is only
its content.

- Justin

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