[thechat] Mac question
Martin
martin at members.evolt.org
Wed Oct 17 02:45:55 CDT 2001
isaac wrote on 17/10/01 3:05 am
>you wouldn't have applications
>refusing to even try opening a file because it wasn't the "owner" of the
>file.
That's only the case if the Mac in question has been seriously screwed
or if the filetype is way out (like opening text files with Photoshop)
>Often the mac guys here in the office get files that will refuse to open in
>*anything*.
It's broken.
>Even raw text files sometimes refuse
>to open in SimpleText.
Should only happen if they're too big.
>It's also easy for me to drag the icon directly to the application with
>which I'd like the file to open.
Macs are supposed to do that. If it doesn't, it's a bug with the app, not
intended behaviour of the OS.
Cheers
Martin
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