[vlc-devel] Re: vlc: svn commit r8930 (hartman)

[oscar perez]

Hi,
I found that:
Adding File Type Keys to the Registry..:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/fileassociations/fa_file_types.asp

Oscar


On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:16:10 +0200, Derk-Jan Hartman
<hartman at videolan.org> wrote:
> Some context to this:
> 
> I propose to use application/x-videolan-vlc as official mimetype for
> the vlc application. The x- is needed because the mime isn't officially
> recognized as our MIME by the W3C (or whatever organisation handles
> registration of those). We recognise the format without x- to tackle
> backwardscompatibility IF the MIME is every officially recognized.
> The MIMEtype can be useful for forcing browser to open files with VLC.
> 
> we already use x-vlc-plugin for the Mozilla plugin btw.
> If people think this is inconsistent, then I would like to say that
> it's good to use an organisation name in combination with the
> application name to ensure uniqueness. I'd personally rather see the
> plugin mime changed than the application mime.
> Notice that this way you can force something on a webpage to use the
> VLC mozilla plugin, or to open in the VLC player.
> 
> The .vlc extension has the same effect, though I advise (if possible)
> not to use that to force the VLC application, since it might confuse
> users and other applications. .vlc is not a proprietary fileformat for
> VLC, it is simply a file extension that it will recognize as being for
> VLC.
> Every file that VLC recognizes can use the .vlc extension since VLC
> mostly does autodetection on files (fails rarely). However turning a
> .mpg file into .vlc might cause WMP and other applications to not
> understand that they CAN open this file as well.
> 
> This was done primarily for Trax so he can force the usage of VLC on
> his specially crafted m3u files for UDP streams. (Automatically sets
> deinterlacing)
> 
> DJ
> 
> P.S. Does anyone know how to register an application MIMEtype in the
> windows registry?
> Please add that to the NSIS file in that case. For both plugin and
> application.
> 
> On 06 okt 2004, at 13:21, Subversion daemon wrote:
> 
> > r8930 | hartman | 2004-10-06 13:21:38 +0200 (Wed, 06 Oct 2004) | 4
> > lines
> > Changed paths:
> >    M /trunk/NEWS
> >    M /trunk/extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbproj/project.pbxproj
> >    M /trunk/vlc.win32.nsi
> >
> > * added the .vlc fileextension to the win installer and the Mac app.
> > * Added the application/x-videolan-vlc and appllication/videolan-vlc
> > mimetype to the OSX app
> > * NEWS: spelling error and remove the 'this version is not yet
> > released' line. Before I forget :)
> >
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