[X4U] default application

[Tommy Bollman]

Hello.
Parallells doesn't do the same thing. When  parallells is closed you won't get to see Windows programs and such in spotlight.
I have never made a file association for a windows program in Mac OsX, since windows is - sometimes a necessity for courses.
I can see that it is useful but still ... It may be ok for an app to override a system set association. But I can't see anything ok with
a viritualizer doing the same thing. It is kind of "hijacking". It is good for you that you are pleased with the behavior though.

Den 2. mai 2011 kl. 14.00 skrev Rod Buchanan:

> On May 1, 2011, at 8:17 PM, Tommy Bollman wrote:
> 
>> Hello Gregory.
>> You should file that as a bug. VmWare shouldn't interfere with system settings when it is not running.
>> Den 1. mai 2011 kl. 22.55 skrev Gregory Wiest:
> 
> It's a "feature," not a bug.
> 
> I believe their intent (Parallels does the same I think) is to allow you to open files in a Windows' app if you wish, even if a VM is not running.
> 
>>> I found it!  It was a preference setting in VMWare Fusion.  It was overriding all of my local default settings.  I wasn't aware that those settings had any influence on my host system, when no virtual systems were running.
>>> 
>>> Greetings,
>>> Gregory Wiest
>>> http://www.chasing-rainbow-productions.de
>>> 
>>> Am 01.05.2011 um 20:58 schrieb Tommy Bollman:
>>> 
>>>> Hello Gregory.
>>>> I must say that I have never used VMWare, but I notice some "spooky" things going around when using Parallells as well.
>>>> 
>>>> I must say that the "Default Apps" pref pane never have let me down. there you have all kinds of possibilities with file extensions uti's, mime-types etc.
>>>> Can't remember where I found it but it is within the last year last time, and  google will send you in the right direction.
>>>> 
>>>> Hopes this helps and good luck.
>>>> 
>>>> Den 1. mai 2011 kl. 20.15 skrev Gregory Wiest:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I thought I knew how to do this, but I cannot succeed in convincing my OS 10.6.7 to open an .xsl or an .xml file in my favorite editor.  My attempts with RCDefaultApp have failed up till now.  When I use the get info window and check change others, I keep getting Internet Explorer as installed on VMWare instead of what I want. I hope that someone on this list can offer a helpful hint.
> 
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