On Nov 12, 2007 7:37 AM, David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mark wrote:
> > 2007/11/12, Ralf Ertzinger <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> Usually the programs installed register a list of extensions they are
> >> able to handle. audacious seems to miss the m3u extension, this is
> >> a bug. Please file in bugzilla.
> >
> > Not the kind of reply that i was hoping to see ^_^
> > i will fill a bug report.
> Bug reports for both issues, and request for enhancements in general
> lead to fixes getting released. I think bug'ging it is the best way to
> go ;) Even more so for a repeatable problem, or well thought out enhancment
>
> > but lets take another extension. .rar
> > a "Extension Buddy" would be handy for that. (i know how to get rar
> > capability but it's just for the idea!)
>
> I think what you mean is that given any file type we could have a
> central registry of packages that implement the file type {view, play,
> edit etc}.
>
> Workflow:
> 1(a) Johnny receives from mary a thing-a-me.whatnot file
> or
> 1(b) Mary downloads a i-cant-tell-how-to-open-this file
> 2. Click the file
> {3. Virus scanner checks it.}
> 4. file "the-file" is run to determine file type {extensions mean
> nothing - I can send you a music file called scream.loudly whose actual
> type is ogg - your player and tools will act on it based on it's
> contents - not it's right most part of file-name.}
> 5. a list of {fedora only} packages that implement that file type are
> presented.
> 6. expanding the more info panel allows Mary or Johnny to get enough
> info to decide which package they would like to try.
> 7. Mary or Johnny click the install package button.
> 8. yum and friends download the package {and dependencies}, and install
> the package.
> 9. User is informed that the capability to "use" double-clicked file has
> been installed.
> 10. Click the file again - the app now opens it.
>
> Any adjustments needed ?
>
repositories (a la yum) for the database. then files that couldn't be
opened by fedora rpms could be provided by other "repos".
> Actually the db could store the "use"s eg play view edit hear modify
> convert etc, and be more informative eg the descriptions could say:
> - view file.presentation
> "fast presentation viewer"
> - edit
> openoffice impress
>
> DaveT.
>
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