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Why should a file format be locked down to one specific application?
by Rygian 1y ago
Why should a file format be locked down to one specific application?
- IAmBroom 1y agoBoth species are needed: Generic, standardized formats like "jpg" and "pdf", and Application-specific formats like extension files or state files for your program, that you do not wish to share with competitors.
- InsideOutSanta 1y agoI think the Mac got this right (before Mac OS X) and has since screwed it up. Every file had both a creator code and a type code. So, for every file, you would know which application created it and also which format it was. So, double-clicking the file opened it in the application it was made in, but the Mac would also know which other applications could open that file.