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Re: File association using file magic
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Re: File association using file magic


  • Subject: Re: File association using file magic
  • From: Jerry Krinock <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:30:48 -0800

On 2014 Jan 24, at 08:56, Sean McBride <email@hidden> wrote:

> OS X has a one-to-one mapping of extension to UTI and so doesn't deal well if two different applications declaring different UTIs for the same extension.  Just another case to look out for…

In particular, prepare for support requests from users complaining “Why does your damned app launch every time I double-click a <.whatever> file?”

Out in the wild, people will

• Forget that they have your app
• Forget what it was for
• Ditto for other apps claiming the same <.whatever>


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References: 
 >File association using file magic (From: Remco Poelstra <email@hidden>)
 >Re: File association using file magic (From: Remco Poelstra <email@hidden>)
 >Re: File association using file magic (From: Sean McBride <email@hidden>)

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