[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #10917: File extension not used to deduce file type when mimetype doesn't exist
- From: "xray7224" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:46:40 -0000
#10917: File extension not used to deduce file type when mimetype doesn't exist
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Reporter: xray7224 | Owner: nobody
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: - General | Version: R1/Development
Keywords: file, type, filter, detection | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All |
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I don't know if I've misunderstood the file type detection used in Haiku
however, If there is a file without a mimetype file attribute (e.g. on a
non-BFS volume) then it doesn't seem to use the file extension to deduce
what type it is.
I have a HTML file ext4 volume which obviously doesn't have the mimetype
attribute, when I double click the file to open it, it will open in
StyledEdit. I have checked in Preferences > FileTypes and it says the
preferred application is WebPositive and also it does have the ".htm" and
".html" file extensions associated with it. If I open the get info on the
file it says "Kind: Generic file" suggesting it's not used the ".html"
file extension to deduce the file type.
I suggest that if the mimetype isn't present what format a file is should
be deduced by it's file extension (if possible).
I am using nightly hrev47325
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/10917>
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