Re: Suggestion for file type detection approach

[Geoffrey <esoteric 3times25 net>]

gardnerbiggs houston rr com wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: iain <iain prettypeople org> Date:
> Thursday, December 25, 2003 11:55 am Subject: Re: Suggestion for file
> type detection approach
>
>
> > On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 14:48 -0300, Fabio Gomes wrote: However...
> >
> >
> > > DETECTION BY SUFFIX 1.Allows wrong results on invalid input
> > > (files with wrong suffixes)
> >
> > Cannot be fixed to run correctly.
>
>
>
> Yes it can, the file suffix can be changed.
>
> There is nothing more frustrating than opening a dir of mp3's in
> nautilus and have it take over 2 min to display the files.  While in
> windows it takes the blink of an eye.

In a blink of an eye because it's making assumptions based on file 
suffix, which has no guarantee to be correct.

> I am all for nautilus using the extension when available and sniffing
> when appropriate (a file missing a suffix or when requested by the
> user)

File sniffing is at least attempting to apply some logical effort to 
file determination.

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Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric 3times25 net

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