Title: Re: Algorithm for "preferred application"
changed in Tiger
But I'm not sure if this explains why .c files are opening in
project builder instead of xcode (while the latter should know about
UTIs) by default. Or Word 2004 documents defaulting to opening in Word
v.X.
Ack, at 5/31/05, Chris Espinosa said:
This is due to the introduction of
Spotlight and the spread of Uniform Type Identifiers (UTIs) through
Apple application Info.plist files. UTIs are a more precise
mechanism for denoting the content type of files, but in some ways
they overlap the functionality of type/creator attributes and
extensions. LaunchServices, which determines what icon a file
has and what application is used to open it by default, now puts a
file's UTI bindings at a higher precedence than its file extension
binding or its type/creator binding. Because some applications
don't assign UTIs yet, apps that do assign a UTI are now
"claiming" files that used to be owned by apps that do not
assign UTIs.
The LaunchServices team knows about this
problem and is looking at ways to address it.
--
Sincerely,
Rosyna Keller
Technical Support/Holy Knight/Always needs a hug
Unsanity: Unsane Tools for Insanely Great People
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