On 24 Apr, 18:18, David B. <tall_wal...@yahoo.comwrote:
Using Win XP SP2
I wrote up a XHTML file using notepad. Now I want my browser to open
it as a web page but it only sees it as a .txt file. I tried changing
the extension to .htm but its still a .txt file. What do I do?
Hack around in Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) and switch off
the desktop option uder Tools | Folder options | View | Advanced |
Hide extensions for known file types
If you have this option on (by default), Windows assumes that you're
too stupid to understand a file extension, so it hides them from you.
If you enter one (such as .htm) when editing something that Widnows
thinks is already a ".txt" file, then it thinks you're using some sort
of internal part of the basename and not an extension ('cos you're too
stupid to understand those). Windows then makes you a text file with a
htm in it, as the name "example.htm.txt"
Alternatively, when saving files from Windows-OCD tools like NotePad
use the "All file types" option and type the whole name in there,
including the extension.
Best of all, use a real editor. Editors from people who actually use
editors don't do this stuff.
