Can't add file extension in Windows

[Chipp Walters]

Indeed, miscdas is right on.

To enable the viewing of extensions on WinXP, go to any 'finder'type window,
click the tools -> folder options then under 'Files and Folders' -> 'Hidden
Files and Folders' check the 'Show hidden files and folders' radio button.

-Chipp

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of
> miscdas at boxfrog.com
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:04 AM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Re: Can't add file extension in Windows
>
>
> Howard Bornstein writes:
> [snip]
> > Apparently, under XP, even if you explicitly add ".jpg" to the filename
> > in the save dialog, it deletes it from the file.
> >
> > I'm a Mac guy so I'm not up on Windows extensions, but does XP
> remove (at
> > least from the user's view) file extensions, even though it knows
> > internally what the file type is?
> >
> ===========
> Windoze management, in their infinite Wisdom regarding what users
> SHOULD see
> by default , decided that showing file extensions is a bad idea
> in general.
> Therefore, the default mode is for extensions (at least for "known file
> types") to be turned off. The extensions are NOT DELETED; they are simply
> not displayed. Also, the default display setting for the file information
> for System and Hidden files is to not be displayed. So, be aware
> that if you
> think you are "hiding" a file by setting its attribute to hidden,
> you don't
> hide it from everyone.
>
> miscdas
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