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[Jaap Karssenberg <jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > Yes, but the case was about the interface behavior. When we break
> > compatibility of notebook content we need to be able to detect it - the new
> > version may change things, but it should know how to read notebooks created
> > with a previous version and not break completely.
> >     
> That's easy. If the file starts with a single line "[notebook]" then
> it is the notebook config file. If it starts with "Content-Type:
> text/x-zim-wiki" then it is the data file. They both have the .zim
> extension.
>   

Yes, thank you for stating the obvious. I considered that, and I did not 
want to say it is impossible, but I feel it will be too messy.

The  other reason is that "zim" is that application name, not the file 
format. If you want to discuss usability we need to separate those two 
concepts.

Regards,

Jaap