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Re: clarification about document type extensions
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Re: clarification about document type extensions


  • Subject: Re: clarification about document type extensions
  • From: Sean McBride <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:44:24 -0500
  • Organization: Rogue Research Inc.

On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:33:00 +0800, Rick C. said:

>Hoping for some clarification here...with a Mac app if I set a bunch of
>extensions in a document type in my info.plist with the role of viewer
>will it cause my app to "hijack" these extensions and become the default
>app to open with?  This is not my intention I just want my app to be
>able to open these extensions but I do not want it to become the
>default.  Thanks for the input,

No, it should not 'hijack' like that.  If your app is the *only* one that recognises those extensions, it probably will become default for those.  You might want to read up on 'launch services'.

Cheers,

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Sean McBride, B. Eng                 email@hidden
Rogue Research                        www.rogue-research.com
Mac Software Developer              Montréal, Québec, Canada



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