> On Mar 30, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Kevin Walzer <k...@codebykevin.com> wrote: > > On 3/30/16 9:28 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: >> /usr/bin/open is not necessarily suitable. For example, I have configure my >> system so that if I `open` a .html file, it opens into my text editor, >> because I frequently edit html files. However, if another program is trying >> to open a web page, then I want that web page to open in my web browser, not >> my text editor. >> > > You are technically correct, but I suspect your use case is going to be > applicable only for a small group of users who are also developers. >
It applies to any user who has changed the file association for .html files. There's no reason to inconvenience that subset of users when a solution exists. > /usr/bin/open is the command-line interface to the LaunchServices API, which > is supposed to handle all this. I am not aware of any clean way to query > Safari's preferences to determine the default browser without groveling > through plist files, or perhaps AppleScript. > > (Looking on the web, I see your openbrowser script does exactly that--grinds > through plist files via Perl--but that introduces an additional dependency. > I'd suggest that using a system-bundled tool is almost always better. It's > certainly simpler.) _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
