Setting application to be the default application
Setting application to be the default application
- Subject: Setting application to be the default application
- From: Ryan Homer <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:12:33 -0500
Maybe someone can lead me in the right direction as I am not sure
exactly what to look for in the docs.
I know that based on an application's plist, you can associate your
app with a file extension, so that your app will open .txt files
instead of Text Edit. However, there are also other ways to establish
these associations, such as clicking on a hyperlink starting with
http:// should open that link in the default browser and one that
starts with ftp:// should use the default FTP application.
I have the "Default Apps" panel installed in my System Preferences and
in the Apps section, my application does not even show up in there.
There is also association by MIME Type, URLs, UTIs...
How would I associate links like http: and ftp: with my application?
What is the link that is associated with Instant Messaging
applications? I ask this because in "Default Apps" there is the URLs
section and there's an aim link that's associated with iChat, for
example as well as iChat's own "ichat" URL. Would these be something
like "ichat://username" or "aim://screenname"?
What is a UTI?
Where in the Cocoa documentation can I find info on this?
Thanks!
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