Hide Extension

[bgravato]

my vote is ±0

[billw58]

Topic moved.

the option to "hide extension" is a standard feature in most file-save dialogs on Mac.

I note that you say "most" and not "all".
I expect that such an option would produce more user problems, so I'm -1 for this proposed feature.

Yes, some programs (such as Photoshop CS2) don't show the "hide extensions" checkbox.

Actually, as the OP points out, with extensions visible it is possible to accidentally change or remove an extension, although the default Finder preference is to "warn when changing an extension". So it may be a good option for naive users who turn that warning off. In all the Audacity documentation we talk about the ".aup" file, so turning extensions off would probably be counter-productive.

Personally, I like to have extensions shown.

Mac handles this somewhat differently to Windows. If a file is saved with "hide extensions" unchecked, then the file always shows the extension in the Finder, and vice versa, unless the user has checked "Show all extensions" in the Finder Preferences.

-- Bill

[waxcylinder]

Almost the very first thing taht any sensible Windows user does when firing up a new PC is to reverse the default which hides all file extensions.

I simply can't envisage running a windows system without knowing the extensions of my files.

WC