Re: Image mode

[Chong Yidong]

Chris Moore <address@hidden> writes:

> If I open a file called just 'readme', I would be very surprised to
> see it opened as an image.  'readme' doesn't match anything in
> auto-mode-alist, and so presumably wouldn't satisfy your ambiguity
> condition.
>
> I would rather not be surprised like this.

Try saving a jpeg file with no extension, and opening it with the
following programs:

  Firefox
  The Gimp
  Evince
  Openoffice.org

You will receive four surprises.