[maemo-users] [maemo-users] unhiding known file extensions

[From: Michael Wiktowy]

Hello,

Is there a way to unhide known file extensions? This is the first thing that
I turn off on Windows and I find it unfortunate that the 770 adopted this
"usability enhancement". I have already ran into the situation where I added
a known extension onto an file with an unknown extension and, now that is
has been automagically hidden, I can't change it back (e.g  changed
movie.mp4 to movie.mp4.avi hoping that it would show up in the video player
selection and that I could try playing it). I could install the terminal and
rename it there but I would rather just see the complete filename.
Extensions don't scare me and don't need to be hidden.

As a side question, is there a way to have the various application *not*
filter the filenames to only the ones that they think they can deal with?
(as this is what leads me into banging my head against the hidden extensions
wall).

Thanks,
/Mike
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