Re: "Open for access weirdness"
Re: "Open for access weirdness"
- Subject: Re: "Open for access weirdness"
- From: Deivy Petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:52:49 -0500
On 24/01/2010, at 18:28 , Michelle Steiner wrote:
> On Jan 24, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Steve Thompson wrote:
>
>> That shouldn't happen in 10.6 but "makes sense" if you're running something earlier. You've created a file of type "TEXT" and the Pre 10.6 Finder will see the UTI of .txt and open it with the application associated with .txt. If there's no extension, the Finder will use the Creator to open the file. In 10.6 the Finder looks at the UTI and, if there isn't one, it looks at the file metadata...
>>
>> macbook:Desktop steve$ mdls -name kMDItemContentType foo
>> kMDItemContentType = "com.apple.traditional-mac-plain-text"
>> macbook:Desktop steve$ mdls -name kMDItemContentType foo.txt
>> kMDItemContentType = "public.plain-text"
>>
>> They're both plain-text and TextEdit opens plain-text files, regardless of which App created the file to begin with.
>>
>> So if you're not running Snow Leopard the answer is "Expected Behaviour". If you're running Snow Leopard - erm, don't know. Works properly here. :-S
>
> Before using Snow Leopard, it created a textedit file, which would be opened in textedit when double-clicked. Now, with Snow Leopard, it opens in Applescript Editor when doubled clicked.
>
> -- Michelle
>
> --
> Don't dream it. Be it. --RHPS
>
Not here Michelle.
I have two files that are opened by TextEdit.
Did you change any settings with a get info windows?
Deivy Petrescu
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