How to create a new MIME type for a Sugar activity?

[James Simmons]

Albert,

I have decided against creating a new MIME type for my application.  It 
turns out that the problems I was experiencing were caused by issues 
with the Journal.  In the latest release the Journal has problems 
dealing with larger files (30 meg or so).  When you try to use one of 
those files in an application the app acts as if no file was specified 
at all.  I got a developer key and updated the OS and now my app works 
just fine.  It isn't that big a problem to avoid opening the file with 
EToys.  My real issue was opening the file with my own app and having it 
not working.  I thought having my own MIME type would solve the problem, 
but that was only because I didn't understand what the real problem was.

James Simmons

Albert Cahalan wrote:

>The faster sugar can phase out MIME the better.
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>>The MIME type of application/zip works, but Etoys is
>>using that one too.
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>Whatever you invent, Etoys will claim it in the next release.
>It does not matter if Etoys has any ability to handle the data.
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>I'm half serious too, as is clear to anybody who has looked at
>the list of MIME types claimed by Etoys and tried them.
>Almost none make sense. It's like some kind of land grab.
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