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TrickDacyAh, right, in the context that Windows determines filetype only on extension.
Btw, there’s a bunch of mimeopen implementations for Linux. Is there something like that for Windows too.
They already have a confirmation box when you try to change the extension. And could just as easily move it into another column where it’s harder to change (explorer was like this once, a long time ago).
And yet, they keep hiding the on the rationale that it confuses the users. The most common thing on explorer is some user being confused because they can’t understand what clicking on a file is supposed to do, but that’s not an argument for showing them…
So, yeah, that’s the surface-level explanation. But there’s a deeper reason.
SonotsugipaaGotta recycle this:
To be honest, it is the IT teams fault if they allow their users to click past those warnings with admin rights themselves.
Now imagine those 80% of stupid Windows users on Linux.
They already have a confirmation box when you try to change the extension
I think you overestimate the average users willingness to read anything. Only thing they know is how to bitch about things not working even when they were told exactly why it’s not working/what they did (wrong)
“It’s broken, it doesn’t work”,
“what happened?”,
“I ran it like the instructions said, and it didn’t do anything”,
“was there an error message?”,
“I don’t know. Something popped up, but it was in the way so I closed it”,
“Do it again, don’t close the error message, and tell me what it says”
Or my mom.
Me: Don’t just click OK without reading the message first.
Mom: Don’t click OK. Got it.
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