On 17 Jun 2010, at 17:28, Rudolf O. Durrer wrote: > > Am 16.06.2010 um 20.22 schrieb [email protected]: > >> On 2010-06-16 11:20 , Rudolf O. Durrer wrote: >>> >>> Am 16.06.2010 um 18.50 schrieb [email protected]: >>> >>>> what happens when you create a new account and log into it? >>> >>> The same problem: TextEdit will not activate >> >> do any messages appear in the log when you double-click a .txt file? when >> you right click the file, what, if anything, appears at the top of the Open >> With submenu (before the separator)? > > nothing at all in the logs. > Right-clicking gives all apps able to open text (approx 14 apps on my Mac) > incl. TextEdit on top as standard. > AND, moreover, mousing there on the top opens TextEdit quite normally. > Nevertheless, when TextEdit is closed, doubleclicking a file does not > work....More than strange
Could it be that the Finder bindings (LaunchServices database) are gone haywire? You can fix those with some Terminal commands or --it seems, didn't try it-- with Cocktail. Cheers, Peter._______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
