At 17:50 -0500 01_01_29, Lists wrote:
>On 1/29/01 1:07 PM, Karina Steffens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) sent:
>
>>The only thing is, I need to be able to work
>>with the files (such as put them in the right folder), and I obviously can't
>>do that while they're compressed. Does uncompressing the files on the pc
>>actually retain resource forks and assosciations?
>
>The only file type that is a problem is an executable.
Would be nice if it was true ;-)
Any mac file-format can have a resource-fork, but it is common for
formats found in crossPlatform environments not to have a
resource-fork.
A good example is .img files, which Apple regularly use to distribute
software. Because it has a resource-fork, people with access to
broadband PC's can't use them to download .img files, say at school,
and bring them home.
It is true though, that a Mac application always has a resource-fork.
> Since you can't
>use one platform's projector on another, you shouldn't ever need to worry
>about the above.
Karina has made it quite clear, that this is a matter of workflow for
her, that's why she needs to worry about it. As karina seems to be
aware of, the key to _not_ having these problems lies in using the
Mac when doing the crossPlatform maintenance.
> Feel free to move data files anywhere, via any machine.
>If anyone has trouble double-clicking, and can't reassign the file's
>creator/type codes on a Mac, just have them use the File:Open menu option.
Also not quite true:
Some programs filter their fileOpenDialogs based on type/creator
codes, and so wont show files of unknown kind.
Jakob
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