On 08/07/02 16:33, "Peter Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had a couple of problems at first with double > clicking on files not properly launching applications. > That seemed to have fixed itself. > To answer your question about the Preference Panes, > their "kind" is listed as "Package". > The different panes have odd Version numbers... some > have numbered versions, others are just their > preference pane names(?). > I'm quite baffled by the whole thing really. More of > that OS X learning curve, I guess. > > Thanks for the quick response too. =) > > On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 12:12 PM, (G-Books) wrote: > > None that I'm aware of. Your problem sounds strange. > I've never heard of > such problem. I would imagine that somehow the > preference panes file types > have been somehow corrupted. Preference panes appear > as "System Preferences" > documents. Somehow, they're not seen anymore by the > system as being those > documents. If you do an "Info" on a preference pane in > /System/Library/PreferencePanes, does the system > report them as "Mac OS X > Preference Pane"? Well, that could well be your problem. On my Pismo, they all show up as "Mac OS X Preference Pane". You could try to change their type by choosing "Open with application..." in the info window. From there, you should try to locate "System Preferences 2.0". At least, that's what is listed when I choose "Open with application..." with one of those file. Note that you can run into permission problems since /System/Library/PreferencePanes is protected for writing usually. Only root can modify that directory. -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
