[Nautilus-list] Re: Proposed change in MIME capplet UI

["Arlo Rose" <arlo eazel com>]

> I'm now proposing that we eliminate this behavior. Users will be able to
> remove any of the built-in data through the capplet UI. Any such removals
> will be stored in user-specific delta files without changing the built-in
> system file. We'll provide a button in the capplet to reset all the settings
> to the built-in version. (The implementation for this button will be to
> delete the user-specific delta files.)

Hey All,

I had been running under the assumption that we were deleting this
behavior... so I'm all for it.

I've never been completely clear as to why that restriction was originally
made, but it clearly doesn't make much sense.  A user is obviously going to
want to delete an unnecessary MIME type at some point, and this will become
more prevalent when smart applications start adding their own MIME types to
the list, making duplicate entries.

 
Cheers,
Arlo Rose