File copy sometimes changes file kind

[andraaspar@…]

Steps to reproduce:
1. I have only seen this with 'Adobe Illustrator Documents' (CS3 version). All files have .ai extensions. It does not happen all the time, but 90% of the cases.
2. I copy the file(s) to some other folder.
3. The Finder's get info dialog shows the file kind has changed to 'Image'. The file doesn't open in Illustrator on native open, and the file icon changes.

Expected behaviour:
The file kind to stay the same.

PS: thank you for this great application!

[maxence@…]

Indeed, file type and creator were not preserved when copying files from and to a local volume under Mac OS X.

This has been fixed in the latest nightly build. Could you please download it and confirm that the problem is gone?

Thanks for bringing this issue to your attention!

[andraaspar@…]

Sorry Maxence, it seems to be still there.
(Did the same test as originally.)

[maxence@…]

Thanks for re-checking and sorry about the delay in getting back to you.

Could you please indicate the exact steps to reproduce the problem? If possible, can you reproduce the problem using bundled or non-commercial OS X applications (I don't have Illustrator) ?

For information, here's the test case I used to reproduce the problem (or at least what I it is) and assume that the fix worked correctly :

- Using Smultron (http://smultron.sourceforge.net/), created a 'test.html' file and saved it in my home folder.

- From the Finder, 'File -> Get Info' on 'test.html' reports that the file is associated with Smultron ('Open with: Smultron'). Note that on my system, HTML files are by default associated with Safari.

- Using muCommander 0.8.2 (the one with the bug), copied 'test.html' to 'test2.html' to the same directory:
=> 'Get info' reports that 'test2.html' is associated with Safari instead of Smultron (Bug)

- Using the current muCommander nightly (the one with the tentative fix), copied 'test.html' to 'test3.html' to the same directory :
=>'Get info' reports that 'test3.html' is associated with Smultron, i.e. the program that was used to create the original file (OK).

Thanks for your help!

[andraaspar@…]

Hello Maxence,

I have re-downloaded and tested, and it works perfectly, both with Smultron and AI.

(If you haven't done anything with this in the meantime then it was my bad. Must have clicked on the wrong link when downloading. In that case, I'm really sorry.)

Thank you very much for this.

Andras

[maxence@…]

Hi again Andras,
Thanks a lot re-testing and confirming that the bug is no more, good news!

Cheers,
Maxence