Re: Change default MIDI file extension to '.mid'

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Davide Liessi" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 12:02 PM
Subject: Change default MIDI file extension to '.mid'


> Dear all,
>
> many programs that can read MIDI accept both '.mid' and '.midi' as file 
> name extension, however many other programs only accept '.mid'.
>
> The only noteworthy reference I could find online is
> http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/tut_midifiles.php
> where they explicitly say that «the PC file extension for an SMF [Standard 
> MIDI File] is .MID» and they never mention '.midi'.
>
> I think that LilyPond should use the most widely accepted '.mid' as 
> default extension for the MIDI files it produces, instead of current 
> '.midi'.

This is the default on my Windows Vista PC system.  Don't know why, but 
that's what appears when I create midi output.

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Phil Holmes