The "FakeDefIcon" program provides full and flexible file type recognition
and automatic tool usage for files which have no icons. It does this by
patching several system routines and fooling Workbench.
Fake, 'pseudo' icons are used by Workbench (Release 2 and greater) for files
which have no icons, when the 'Show All Files' option is used. The
"FakeDefIcon" program redirects Workbench to use different icons according
to the type of the icon-less file. For example, it can recognise an IFF
ILBM and will fake a nice(?) picture icon for it, rather than the normal
Workbench pseudo project or tool icon. However, these icons are still
pseudo icons, so the supplied icon's default tool is not run when the icon
is double-clicked, rather the 'Execute a File' requester appears as normal.
All is not lost, though, as "FakeDefIcon" intercepts the 'Execute a File'
requester and fills in the command line with the appropriate tool and
arguments.
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