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====== File Kinds ======

Here are some file kinds / types that I like, and ones I have some dirt on.

===== Description =====
Was always intrigued by these files. Used for describing contents of archives and directories. 

  * FILE_ID.DIZ [[wp>FILE_ID.DIZ]]
  * .NFO [[wp>.nfo]] (See also [[kodi#Metadata|Kodi's weird version]], which contains [[XML]])
  * README, READ.ME, README.* [[wp>README]]

==== See Also ====
  * https://archive.org/details/scenenotices
  * https://textfiles.com/piracy/NFO/
  * https://defacto2.net/

===== Browser =====
==== .CRX ====

Google Chrome extensions. The 'shop' doesn't let you just download them, so the only working solution I found was using the [[http://chrome-extension-downloader.com/|Chrome Extension Downloader]] website to grab them.

=== Some links ===
  * https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/crx
  * https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-install-chrome-extensions-manually/
  * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Porting_a_Google_Chrome_extension
    * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Temporary_Installation_in_Firefox

==== Bookmarks ====

In [[Firefox]] at least, bookmarks are exported and imported via [[HTML]] files with a ''NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1'' doctype. They still look like they're from the [[Netscape]] era, capitalised elements and all, and they're based around definition lists. This used to also be the way bookmarks were stored by the browser, but they now live in a database.

Examples: [[https://gist.github.com/devster31/4e8c6548fd16ffb75c02e6f24e27f9b9|Firefox?]] [[https://gist.github.com/jgarber623/cdc8e2fa1cbcb6889872|Delicious]]

If you just want to import a basic list of links you can use a simplified version like:

<code html>
<!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<dl>
	<dt><a href="[URL1]"></a></dt>
	<dt><a href="[URL2]"></a></dt>
</dl>
</code>

On import these will be plopped into the top level of the 'Bookmarks Menu'. If you want to organise them a bit with folders you add a ''<dt>'' with an ''<h3>'' inside, and a sub ''<dl>''.

<code html>
<!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<dl>
	<dt><h3>[folder]</h3></dt>
	<dl>
		<dt><a href="[URL]"></a></dt>
	</dl>
</dl>
</code>

You can give your links titles, add tags (''href'' attribute ''tags="[tag1], [tag2]"'' and other stuff if you want to get fancy.

===See Also===
  * [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/aa753582(v=vs.85)?redirectedfrom=MSDN]]
  * [[tildegit>rjt/mastodon-bookmarks-convert-netscape]] - Script for converting list of URLs to Netscape format.

===== Linux =====
==== .desktop ====

Desktop files are used to organise programs in the window manager's applications menu and/or launcher (in my case [[Rofi]]). They're basically the [[Linux]] equivalent of [[microsoft_windows|Windows']] shortcuts.

In [[pcmanfm]] you can use .desktop files to define [[pcmanfm#Custom Actions]].

Software should provide one, but if you need t ocreate your own, or customise one you can put them in ''~/.local/share/applications''.

I have an example one in my ''/Templates'' directory that looks like this:

<code ini>
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Template
GenericName=Desktop template
Comment=
Path=/path/to/software/
Exec=executable.x86
Icon=/path/to/icon.ico
Terminal=false
MimeType=
Categories=Game;Utility;
</code>

There some notes on making ones for stuff you run through [[Wine]] on its page.

  * Categories from the [[Freedesktop]] spec:
    * [[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html|Main Categories]]
    * [[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apas02.html|Additional Categories]]
    * [[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apas03.html|Reserved Categories]]

===== Programmy Stuffs =====
==== .editorconfig ====
File for standardising preferences across [[text_editor|text editors]], things such as tab length, character format. Also handy for formatting on Github ;)

  * [[http://editorconfig.org/|editorconfig.org]]
  * [[https://www.wisdomgeek.com/programming/editorconfig/|Why you should be using an EditorConfig file in your project]]
  * [[http://davidensinger.com/2013/07/why-i-use-editorconfig/|Why I use EditorConfig]]

==== .gitignore ====
//see -s-[[git#.gitignore|]] in the page for Git.//

===== Web =====
==== userContent.css ====
[[Firefox]] still lets you add your own style rules, though I kinda suspect they'll ditch it one day :(

It lives at ''~/.mozilla/[profile name]/chrome/userContent.css'', though you might have to manually create the chrome directory, and the ''.css'' file yourself.

Mostly I use it to hide results from shit websites in [[duckduckgo]] searches, for example:

<code css>
@-moz-document domain(duckduckgo.com) {

	/*	Hide reults from particular domains	*/
	.result[data-domain="gamesradar.com"], /* anti-adblocker */
	.result[data-domain="www.w3schools.com"], /* shifty, low quality */
	.result[data-domain="slant.co"], /* low quality */
	.result[data-domain="www.gamesradar.com"] /* anti-adblocker */
	{
		display:none;
	}

}
</code>

Otherwise I'm just [[blocking|blocking]] a few pesky ads., and making basic, Web1.0-like pages a bit easier to read with different colours and line heights.

//see -s-[[Firefox#Styling]] in the [[Firefox]] page.//

===== See Also =====

  * [[https://post.lurk.org/@entreprecariat/109761888739919564|What's the most annoying file extension?]] - Microblog thread.
  * [[http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/|fileformats.archiveteam.org]] - The 'Just Solve the File Format Problem' wiki. AKA The File Formats wiki.

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