Hi,

In a recent post by Joachim, my mail reader shows the following:

"[-- Attachment #2: multiple_strings_in_scoreline1.csd --]
[-- Type: audio/csound, Encoding: base64, Size: 0.3K --]"

Is that "audio/csound" mimetype a standard?  If so,I don't think
it should be. (:-/)

The reason I'm interested is that Haiku makes heavy use of mimetypes.
It determines the default action for a file when double-clicked for
instance. (There are supplied associations, but users are free to
make their own.)

My worry is that a csd file is essentially text.  Although when run
through Csound it generates audio, it is just as often passed to a
text editor.  All the 'audio/...' types I've looked at represent some
coding of audio -- though perhaps 'audio/midi' is a bit of a stretch.

I've been using the type 'text/x-csound-csd' for my files.  This
is a straight extension of Jens Killian's original BeOS use of
'text/x-csound-orchestra' and 'text/x-csound-score'.  It isn't
actually possible at the moment to have Csound as a default application
-- it needs a front-end with the necessary awareness (which I hope to
develop sometime) -- but I think the principle is correct.  The 'x-'
could be dropped if it becomes an actual standard.
 
Thoughts?

	-- Pete --


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