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From: Steve Jones on 31 Jan 2006 16:59 For example, I type "touch test.mac" in the terminal and the Finder thinks the resulting file is a MacPaint Image File. Where is this mapping stored and is it possible to change it? ("Open With..." does not seem to affect it. Latest version of Tiger) Steve
From: Gnarlodious on 31 Jan 2006 18:35 Entity Steve Jones spoke thus: > For example, I type "touch test.mac" in the terminal and the Finder > thinks the resulting file is a MacPaint Image File. > > Where is this mapping stored and is it possible to change it? Sounds like you are talking about Launch Services. I think there is a Terminal command to change relevant apps but I don't remember the command. -- Gnarlie
From: BreadWithSpam on 31 Jan 2006 20:09 Steve Jones <jones948(a)hotmail.com> writes: > For example, I type "touch test.mac" in the terminal and the Finder > thinks the resulting file is a MacPaint Image File. > > Where is this mapping stored and is it possible to change it? Try this: http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/ Frankly, I think this extension should be included with the OS, but Apple doesn't seem to agree with me. -- Plain Bread alone for e-mail, thanks. The rest gets trashed. No HTML in E-Mail! -- http://www.expita.com/nomime.html Are you posting responses that are easy for others to follow? http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting
From: Warren Oates on 31 Jan 2006 21:41 In article <jones948-EA9F6E.16594331012006(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, Steve Jones <jones948(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > For example, I type "touch test.mac" in the terminal and the Finder > thinks the resulting file is a MacPaint Image File. > > Where is this mapping stored and is it possible to change it? > > ("Open With..." does not seem to affect it. Latest version of Tiger) It's stored in the (I think it's called) header of the file -- it's "metadata" and you can change it with "Open with." Choose "Get Info/Open with/Other" and it takes you to your Applications folder. Then tell it to "Change All." It's a bit flakey, but it generally works. That file comes up with no icon on my 10.4.4, and defaults to opening with the QuickTime Player. -- W. Oates Teal'c: He is concealing something. O'Neil: What is it? Teal'c: I do not know, he is concealing it.
From: Johan W. Elzenga on 1 Feb 2006 12:18
Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article > <jones948-EA9F6E.16594331012006(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, > Steve Jones <jones948(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > For example, I type "touch test.mac" in the terminal and the Finder > > thinks the resulting file is a MacPaint Image File. > > > > Where is this mapping stored and is it possible to change it? > > > > ("Open With..." does not seem to affect it. Latest version of Tiger) > > > It's stored in the (I think it's called) header of the file -- it's > "metadata" and you can change it with "Open with." Choose "Get Info/Open > with/Other" and it takes you to your Applications folder. Then tell it > to "Change All." It's a bit flakey, but it generally works. I don't think so. If it was stored in the metadata of the file, how could you 'change all' and let this apply to a file you don't have yet but will receive in the future? This info MUST be saved in a central preference, probably in the Finder preferences. -- Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |