Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
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View Ref-FileFAQ - Some files are not passed to the viewer!                        Thing

Q: In the 'Install Application' line for my file viewer I have set '*.*' 
   to Show all files; however with some files (e.g. 'README'), Thing
   insists that no application is installed for it. Surely there's 
   something wrong there?

A: Correct! :) The problem is the entry '*.*' for the file-types that the 
   viewer can show. In the current release Thing evaluates wildcards 
   'correctly', for UNIX compatibility, and not the usual Atari/DOS way 
   where there is no difference between '*.*' and '*'. In Thing '*.*' 
   represents all files that have at least one point in the filename -- 
   typically any 8+3 format filename. But files without an extender fall 
   outside this specification!
 
   Solution: Change the '*.*' entry to '*' and the viewer will also show 
   'README'!