>Is it possible that somehow Ubuntu has adopted the Windoze convention that only three-letterextensions are valid?
No, that is not possibel. Even if it were, both files can be opened by *every* other image viewing application living on my Ubuntu OS. Robert -- rht (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list