Re: Nautilus, metadata and extendet attributes

[Olaf Frączyk <olaf cbk poznan pl>]

On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 14:43, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> Le ven 30/01/2004 à 11:02, Olaf Frączyk a écrit :
> > If it used extension (.jpg) to recognize file type how could it decide
> > that it is executable?
> 
> That's the current proposal: just look at the extension to display the
> icon, then sniff when the file is clicked (or otherwise selected).
IMHO the proposal should be reconsidered :)
I think user/admin should be offered with 2 options:
1. Sniffing (as it is now)
2. File extension
Mixing them both will confuse users and will bring us closer to the
windows hell.

Regards,

Olaf