Are you guys aware of this bug?
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Chris Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sat Aug 04, 2001 12:14:05 PM US/Pacific
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: application binding
>
>
>> There is a hierarchy when it comes to file name extensions, type,
>> creator and all that stuff. The problem in their case is that no type
>> or
>> creator is given to screenshots.
>
> Cocoa apps are guilty of this, but they aren't the only ones. Right now,
> I'm having a situation where Internet Explorer (beta 5.1.1 on OS X)
> downloads PDF documents without type/creator even though I have them
> specified, and have the "Macintosh File" check box selected in Helper
> Applications (or whatever it's called). On the OS 9 version, this
> ensures
> the file is saved with type/creator so you get the expected binding.
> From
> IE 5.1.1, it does not save type/creator and all PDFs by default open in
> that total P.O.S. Preview.app.
>
> Also, I have installed Acrobat 4 (full version) and Acrobat Reader 5
> (which is a Carbon application). In OS 9, when I double click on a PDF
> file it will automatically open Reader 5. On OS X, it insists on
> launching Acrobat 4. It really pisses me off; and all of these PDF's I
> double click on have proper type/creator. When I click on a PDF and do a
> Show Info, and then check application binding, the second radio button
> is
> selected: The generic application for documents of this type
>
> Type: Acrobat 4.0 PDf Document
> Application: Acrobat 4.0 4.05a
>
> There is a "Change Application" button, but it's grayed out!
>
> I'm convinced application binding will get a lot better in 10.1 because
> right now it sucks ass. Even the SystemOverview.pdf says there is room
> for improvement (application binding isn't quite done in 10.0).
>
> Chris Murphy
> Color Remedies (tm)
> Boulder, CO
> 303-415-9932
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