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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Font Mime-Types
From:       Craig Drummond <cpdrummond () freeuk ! com>
Date:       2002-05-21 11:20:45
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> On Tuesday 21 May 2002 12:20, Craig Drummond wrote:
> > So what gives? Which is correct? Is there a difinitive list of
> > mimetype to file extensions?
> >
> > Also, what about snf and Speedo fonts? These don't seem to be
listed.
> <snip>
>
> I found app/x-font-speedo. (gg:mime type speedo font)
>
> You can have a look at gnome's magic file. You can have a look at
what 
> "file -i" says. If you find already existing matches, use them. If
you 
> don't find them for a particular font type, coordinate with the
Gnomes 

Is there anyone from GNOME in particular that I should get in contact
with?

> so that both use the same. Consider getting the Gnomes on board to 

> write an RFC registering the font/* top-level mime type.

Hm... For such a simple initial request this is getting very
complicated...

>
> I found two interesting references:
> 1. A (short) discussion on a gnome ml about removing their font/*
mime 
> types
> 2. A (short) discussion on a w3c mailing list about introducing a new20
> font top-level mime type.

Can you send me a link to these? I couldn't find them...

>
> You might want to ask on ietf-types@iana.org for the sentiment
towards a 
> font top-level mime type.

Is "ietf-types@iana.org" a mailing list?

>
> Marc
>

Thanks for the help.

Craig.
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