[PD] "open with" on os x

[marius schebella]

the latest on this topic. I finally figured out, why osx associates so 
many Pd versions with the *.pd file extension. osx indexes also 
applications that are not in the /Applications folder at all, but 
somewhere on the harddrive (for example in "build" folders or downloaded 
files folders).
I only got rid of these versions in the "open with" entries by deleting 
the unwanted apps themselves. both "open with" and also the drop down 
menu in the get info dialog are working again.
I also think different release versions which use the same pref file, 
like org.puredata.plist (in ~/Library/Preferences) will always switch to 
the newest version by default, therefore you cannot chose version 40-2 
if there is also a version 40-3, 41.0. since some pd versions use a 
different name for the prefs file, it is sometimes possible to set 
another pd version as the default app for *.pd files.
marius.

marius schebella wrote:
> Yes, that is true, but it was the only possibility to get rid of the 
> double entries. at least the only one that I found.
> marius.
> 
> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> Watch out, I am pretty sure that it deletes all your associations as 
>> well, and will prompt you again with the "this App hasn't been run 
>> before, run it?" dialog.
>>
>> .hc
>>
>> On Oct 31, 2007, at 12:44 PM, Dafydd Hughes wrote:
>>
>>> boy. i'm gonna bookmark this one!
>>>
>>> On 31-Oct-07, at 12:39 PM, marius schebella wrote:
>>>
>>>> I finally found the solution to this annoying problem.
>>>> you have to rebuild the launch service database (see 
>>>> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486 )
>>>> I ran the following command, and that fixed it.
>>>>
>>>> /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister 
>>>> -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
>>>>
>>>> marius.
>>>>
>>>> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>>>> This is a bug I run into a lot.  Basically, if you have a lot of 
>>>>> versions of Pd, it confused the assocations system.  Try removing 
>>>>> random ones.  I have found that I have to clean out the 
>>>>> associations system from time to time because I am always trying 
>>>>> many different versions.
>>>>> I forgot how to do it now... I think it's done by deleting some 
>>>>> file in /Library/Caches and rebooting.
>>>>> .hc
>>>>> On Oct 2, 2007, at 11:45 AM, marius schebella wrote:
>>>>>> yes, that should do it, but not here. when I select Pd-extended it
>>>>>> immediately get reset. there must be some hidden mechanism that 
>>>>>> always
>>>>>> choses the newer version or a file where that is stored...
>>>>>> I have no clue what I have to search for to get this fixed.
>>>>>> marius.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dafydd Hughes wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Marius
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This worked for me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In Finder, Get Info on any Pd file, Open With -> choose your version
>>>>>>> -> Change All...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hope this helps
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers
>>>>>>> dafydd
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/2/07, marius schebella <marius.schebella at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> I have two versions of pd-extended on my mac: pd-extended (0.39) 
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> pd-0.40.3-extended. I want all pd files to be opened with 0.39 
>>>>>>>> by default.
>>>>>>>> Instead os x tries to open all Pd files with a version (0.40.3) 
>>>>>>>> which I
>>>>>>>> deleted some time ago.
>>>>>>>> oh, how I hate stupid MACOS X!
>>>>>>>> anyway, how can I change that. I tried to use applications like 
>>>>>>>> xray,
>>>>>>>> but whenever I change the settings to the older version it gets
>>>>>>>> overwritten by that fascist OS that thinks it is cleverer than me.
>>>>>>>> marius.
>>>>>>>>
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