Re: OS X is magic

In article <BFE5DDB9.40ADF%SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Once I set Acrobat Reader as a "trusted" application my OS works as Sandman
> describes:

How do you set an application as "trusted"?

> 1) Set Finder to show file extensions
> 2) Download a file: PDF, HTML, DOC. or TXT
> 3) Remove the file extension
> 4) Check to make sure there is no resource fork
> 5) Check that get info show the file as a "document" with a generic icon
> and listed to open with "<None>"
> 6) Double click on the file and "magically" the file is opened in
> PDF: Acrobat Reader (by default PDFs open with Preview on my system)
> HTM: Safari
> HTML: Safari
> TXT: TextEdit
> DOC: At first, ThinkFree Office.
> I deleted that and they now open with Word.

So, by setting Acrobat to "trusted", whatever that is - TXT opens in TextEdit?

> On a lark I copied Preview, deleted the original and then renamed the copy.
> No change. I deleted Acrobat Reader. Now it tries to open "generic" PDFs
> with ColorSync again. odd. Even opened a "regular" PDF and it opened the
> "new" Preview - though it had me set it as a "trusted" application. No
> change on the generic PDF, it still looks for ColorSync Utility.
>
> Mystery somewhere reduced... but still odd.

You forgot to add an apology to me for your lies and insults.


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