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I miss the old Mac system of explicit file type and associated application fields in every file metadata.
by jandrese 6y ago
I miss the old Mac system of explicit file type and associated application fields in every file metadata.
- klodolph 6y agoThe system is still there, but it's a bit vestigial.
- asveikau 6y agoI seem to recall that system was a bit annoying if the file type matched but the creator didn't.
- yrro 6y agoAFAIR the creator code determined which program would be used when you opened the file, as well as the file's icon. The file type determine which applications could be used to open a file (by drag-and-drop onto the application, or via the application's Open dialog box).