Re: file type & creator problem

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Randy Shackelford writes ...
> 
> Rubywand (rubywand@swbell.net) wrote:
> 
> : > You are aware that four letter file types and creator types are a HFS feature
> : > hence you're talking Win95 junk to a Mac user right?
> 
> :      That was a suspicion (e.g. the "creator" reference); but, as a
> : non-Mac user (unless you count owning an old Mac Plus) it was not clear
> : to me. So, it seemed okay to take a chance and give a PC Win95 answer.
> 
> But the thing to do was to refer them to the group you thought was
> appropriate as some people always do when they spot a Mac question.

     Like, okay. Since there was some uncertainty about the computer
type, something like "What kind of computer are you talking about?" may
have been a better response.



> Or
> alternately just post a followup complaining about the off topic post
> if you have the same knee jerk reaction which a lot of people reading
> this group have and you are consistent in doing it. The point of my first
> followup is that plenty of people happily answer or at least ignore any off
> topic question except those about Macs and they complain about those.


     Seriously off-topic non-computer stuff is a bit of a problem.
Probably, the best way to deal with non-A2 computer questions is to
answer them if you can, note that this is an Apple II newsgroup, and
recommend a Mac or PC newsgroup. 


 
> :      Perhaps the Mac OS has capabilities similar to those of Win95 which
> : permit easily setting up associate applications and the answer will
> : help. Perhaps, Jan would have replied that he is using a Mac and, then,
> : gotten a better answer from someone else. Perhaps, you will answer Jan's
> : question.
> 
> They don't need set up as that's the job of the creator type associated
> with each file. One need only use software such as Snitch or Get More
> Info to change the creator and thereby change the app which will open
> them by default.

     See! You knew the answer all along. Now Jan can hop over to
comp.sys.mac.advocacy and ask any followup questions with, nonetheless,
happy memories of comp.sys.apple2.




Rubywand