Re: Image mode

[David Kastrup]

"Juanma Barranquero" <address@hidden> writes:

> On 2/5/07, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Maybe this would even be a workable idea for auto-mode-alist (there
>> are actually rather few extensions, like ".Z", where there would be
>> some argument against it).
>
> And now, we're FINALLY BACK TO THE START!! Congratulations!!

I said "maybe even".  Does not sound like the start.

> This whole kerfuffle started like this: someone asks for Emacs to
> recognize uppercase image extensions, some other developer talks
> about doing that (generically) for all `auto-mode-alist', Richard
> says "No way" (because it is not the correct thing to do), a bit of
> discussion, I propose using content auto-detection, another user or
> developer agrees because he has thumbnail images with no
> recognizable extension (from his camera), more discussion about
> doing lower-case and then case-folded passes over `auto-mode-alist',
> Richard says "No way" a few more times, image auto-detection gets
> implemented, then security concerns arise... and the rest is
> history.

So I have not followed all of the discussion.  Sue me.  Anyway, your
history does not list the details of using case folding just on
image-file-name-extensions.

Was that also discussed to some conclusion, or did it get lost among
the auto-mode-alist noise?

-- 
David Kastrup