Re: Folder Icons

[Sean Murphy <murphy erim-int com>]

You don't have to use stuffit to copy it with metadata intact, at least when
you are copying from a Mac to a Mac.  The file shows up on your client Mac with
everything set correctly; the icon is correct for that application and
double-clicking on that icon opens the correct program to access the data.

I don't claim to know how it works, and I know that you DO have problems trying
to transfer the files to non-Mac computers.  For example, a JPEG file on the
Mac might be called "Picture of Me" (no extension).  You won't have any trouble
opening it on the Mac.  If you transfer it to a Windows or Unix machine, they
won't have a clue what it is.  Although if you rename it "me.jpg", Windows and
Unix are much happier.

Personally, I kind of like the fact that the filename doesn't matter at ALL,
the metadata keeps track of the file association so the system knows what type
of file it is.

"Fox, Kevin M" wrote:

> If you get into the metadata stuff, you start to have the MAC #1 flaw. Data
> forks. To copy a file over the internet with metadata intact, you have to
> use a program like stuffit to copy it. Please do not go this direction. :)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Tromey [mailto:tromey@cygnus.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:31 AM
> > To: Andre-John Mas
> > Subject: Re: Folder Icons
> >
> >
> > >>>>> "Andre" == Andre-John Mas <ama@act.qc.ca> writes:
> >
> > Andre> The approach would be to have a file '.icon' in the folder
> > Andre> which would either be a reference to an icon or maybe even the
> > Andre> icon itself.
> >
> > Why not use metadata?
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
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