Complete Mac noob - setting file associations...

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matibee

(Posted 2009) [#1]

When I double click a bmx file I'm forced to manually select the blitzmax ide everytime; changing from "Recommended applications" to "All applications" and navigating to the ide. Where do I find the 'for the millionth time, just bloody do it!' button? :)

I set it for one file, using "open with.." but not for every file with the .bmx extension.

Cheers,
Matt

Difference

(Posted 2009) [#2]

It's a bug, caused by a wrong plist info file in the IDE.

Fixing it involves replacing the one in the IDE with this one, and then running Onyx http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582 - maintinance '->"rebuild Launchservices"

Right click MaxIDE and choose "Show package contents" and replace the Info.plist with thia one:

Info.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
			<array>
				<string>bmx</string>
			</array>
			<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
			<string>Blitzmax Source File</string>
			<key>CFBundleTypeIconFile</key>
			<string>maxide</string>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
	<string>maxide</string>
	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
	<string>maxide</string>
	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
	<string>APPL</string>
</dict>
</plist>

matibee

(Posted 2009) [#3]

That did it Peter. Thanks.