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takeshimiya:
Perhaps 'Default MIME handler' name isn't very intuitive, it isn't?

Something like 'Registered File Types' or 'File Open Actions'?

The 'Default' part lends to think that there would be other MIME handler plugins.
Wouldn't be better (from a end-user standpoint) having only one MIME plugin, and other plugins requering for extensions (ie. wxSmith) just calling the MIME plugin with the extension?

mandrav:

--- Quote from: Takeshi Miya on December 04, 2005, 08:20:22 pm ---Perhaps 'Default MIME handler' name isn't very intuitive, it isn't?

Something like 'Registered File Types' or 'File Open Actions'?

--- End quote ---

That's the name of the plugin...


--- Quote from: Takeshi Miya on December 04, 2005, 08:20:22 pm ---The 'Default' part lends to think that there would be other MIME handler plugins.
Wouldn't be better (from a end-user standpoint) having only one MIME plugin, and other plugins requering for extensions (ie. wxSmith) just calling the MIME plugin with the extension?

--- End quote ---

This plugin provides the "default" implementation by associating file extensions with C::B or external programs.
Allowing many MIME plugins, makes C::B more open to extension.
For example, wxSmith could register its own MIME plugin to handle *.wxs files so on double-clicking them, they would open in the designer for editing.

mandrav:

--- Quote from: mandrav on December 04, 2005, 09:45:12 pm ---This plugin provides the "default" implementation by associating file extensions with C::B or external programs.
Allowing many MIME plugins, makes C::B more open to extension.
For example, wxSmith could register its own MIME plugin to handle *.wxs files so on double-clicking them, they would open in the designer for editing.

--- End quote ---

As a matter of fact, I just noticed wxSmith already provides a MIME plugin for this :)
Byo didn't waste any time. Since I enabled multiple plugins residing in the same DLL, he made it work already :D.

takeshimiya:

--- Quote from: mandrav on December 04, 2005, 09:45:12 pm ---That's the name of the plugin...

--- End quote ---

And that's what I was suggesting to change :)
Not that it's a problem for me, but it seems to be not very intuitive for those who don't know what a MIME is.

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