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Bug 12296

Summary: Creating a text file without .txt extension
Product: editor Reporter: Ben Hutchison <benhutchison>
Component: -- Other --Assignee: issues@editor <issues>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE    
Severity: blocker    
Priority: P4    
Version: 3.x   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows ME/2000   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:

Description Ben Hutchison 2001-05-21 10:43:02 UTC 
How can I create a text file called just "README"? It seems that I must create 
a text file, then  go outside the IDE and rename it to remove the extension. I 
accept that a file extension is needed to know what filetype something is. But 
if "text" is the default catch-all type, then couldnt there be an checkbox 
option in the creation template wizard for user supplied or no extension, 
rather than always defaulting to .txt ? 

This would handle many types of textual files unknown to Netbeans the user may 
create once or twice but not want to register.
Comment 1 Peter Zavadsky 2001-06-07 07:52:08 UTC 
Bug was marked as duplicate of bug #8326. There is a description of fix of the bug.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 8326 ***
Comment 2 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 15:14:59 UTC 
Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.
Comment 3 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 15:16:44 UTC 
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.