Re: image.el doesn't associate image-mode with .JPG files

[Richard Stallman]

    > It would handle that one case, but it would still produce false
    > matches.
    >   
    It would only produce false matches for cases where Emacs would have 
    defaulted to Fundamental mode.

Yes, and that is a mistaken outcome.  There is no reason to make such
mistakes happen.  When an entry should match more than one case
pattern, we write it to do so.  That's a small amount of work, and it
gives 100% correct results.

Please drop this idea.