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@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ File extensions are the sole determiner of filetype.
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----------------------------------------------------
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On Windows, the file extension is the sole determiner
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of what happens when opening a file.
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of what program runs when opening a given filetype.
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This makes it easier to dupe a Windows user
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into `unintentionally running malware`_.
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@@ -807,10 +807,12 @@ but only one application gets to open them by default.
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On Linux, `filetypes are determined`_ by a combination of
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filesystem metadata (e.g. execute permissions),
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heuristics based on file signatures (a.k.a "magic numbers"),
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heuristics based on `file signatures`_ (a.k.a "magic numbers"),
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and ``.desktop`` configuration files with mimetype information
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(which includes file extensions).
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.. _file signatures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures
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.. TODO: cite
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.. _filetypes are determined: http://www.howtogeek.com/192628/mime-types-explained-why-linux-and-mac-os-x-dont-need-file-extensions/
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@@ -840,7 +842,8 @@ each with various advantages and disadvantages. [#unix_groups]_ [#ntfs_permissio
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However, here is a specific example
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of a relatively simple, single-user permissions feature:
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it is sometimes desirable to set old files as read-only,
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so that they are still easily accessible,
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so that they are still easily accessible
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(i.e. not compressed in a ``.zip`` file),
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but are less likely to be accidentally deleted, moved, or modified.
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On Windows, the content of a read-only file cannot be altered,
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@@ -867,9 +870,9 @@ which are not intrinsic to the operating system,
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but are the result of default behavior
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or restrictions on the Windows ecosystem.
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-----------------------------------------
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Limitations on access to external volumes
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-----------------------------------------
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Limitations on access to external volumes.
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------------------------------------------
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When accessing external volumes such as flash drives,
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Windows assigns different capital letters to each volume,
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@@ -985,10 +988,10 @@ or the drive is manually mounted elsewhere.
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File managers on Linux also handle deleting files on flash drives.
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When a file on an external drive is put into the trash,
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it goes into a user-specific hidden folder on the drive itself,
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it goes into a `user-specific hidden folder`_ on the drive itself,
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not the trash in the user's home directory.
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https://superuser.com/questions/169980/what-is-trash-and-trash-1000
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.. _user-specific hidden folder: https://superuser.com/questions/169980/what-is-trash-and-trash-1000
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.. [#disk_location]
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@@ -1248,15 +1251,21 @@ The single Windows UI library
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means that accessibility improvements
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and user interface customization can be difficult to implement.
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For example, dialog boxes are non-resizable by default,
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For example, on Linux, graphical dialog boxes
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(e.g. those generated by ``xmessage`` or ``zenity``)
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are resizable by default,
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but on Windows they are non-resizable by default,
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i.e. ``WS_THICKFRAME`` is not enabled by default.
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.. TOOD: source
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.. TODO: is it even possible to prevent resizing?
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In some cases, you want to display something in a response window but you also
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want this window to be resizable in order to let the user resize this window to
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display the info the way he or she wants. Normally, response windows are not
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resizable and this is also the Microsoft standard behaviour.
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--- Eric Aling
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--- Eric Aling, April 13, 2000
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http://eric.aling.tripod.com/PB/tips/pbtip39.htm
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@@ -1272,15 +1281,14 @@ especially on high-resolution monitors.
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to see three characters hidden by dot-dot-dot in a window not much bigger
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than a postit note.
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--- stewardware, January 7, 2011
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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/cannot-resize-small-windows/160862cf-6e52-4a99-9365-d380491a067d
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On Linux, dialog boxes from ``xmessage`` or ``zenity`` are resizable.
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.. TOOD: source
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.. TODO: is it even possible to prevent resizing?
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One solution to this problem is to download and run a third-party background process
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that tracks every single time a window is resized.
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One workaround for this problem
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is to run a third-party background process
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that watches for window creation and mouse click events.
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[#resize_non_resizable_windows]_
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[#turn_non_resizable_windows]_
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[#ResizeEnable]_
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@@ -1609,7 +1617,7 @@ that he is who he claims to be.)
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to the business. Our low performance is not an existential threat to the
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business.
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-- Anonymous Windows NT kernel developer
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--- Anonymous Windows NT kernel developer
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http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74
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@@ -1644,7 +1652,7 @@ achieved a higher framerate than Direct3D on Windows.
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vendors we also sped up the OpenGL implementation on Windows. Left 4 Dead 2
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is now running at 303.4 FPS with that configuration.
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-- Valve Linux Team
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--- Valve Linux Team
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.. _ported Left 4 Dead 2 to Linux: http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/
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