I finally found the solution to this annoying problem. you have to rebuild the launch service database (see http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486 ) I ran the following command, and that fixed it.
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user marius. Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: > > This is a bug I run into a lot. Basically, if you have a lot of > versions of Pd, it confused the assocations system. Try removing random > ones. I have found that I have to clean out the associations system > from time to time because I am always trying many different versions. > > I forgot how to do it now... I think it's done by deleting some file in > /Library/Caches and rebooting. > > .hc > > On Oct 2, 2007, at 11:45 AM, marius schebella wrote: > >> yes, that should do it, but not here. when I select Pd-extended it >> immediately get reset. there must be some hidden mechanism that always >> choses the newer version or a file where that is stored... >> I have no clue what I have to search for to get this fixed. >> marius. >> >> Dafydd Hughes wrote: >>> Hi Marius >>> >>> This worked for me: >>> >>> In Finder, Get Info on any Pd file, Open With -> choose your version >>> -> Change All... >>> >>> Hope this helps >>> >>> cheers >>> dafydd >>> >>> On 10/2/07, marius schebella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> I have two versions of pd-extended on my mac: pd-extended (0.39) and >>>> pd-0.40.3-extended. I want all pd files to be opened with 0.39 by >>>> default. >>>> Instead os x tries to open all Pd files with a version (0.40.3) which I >>>> deleted some time ago. >>>> oh, how I hate stupid MACOS X! >>>> anyway, how can I change that. I tried to use applications like xray, >>>> but whenever I change the settings to the older version it gets >>>> overwritten by that fascist OS that thinks it is cleverer than me. >>>> marius. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> [email protected] mailing list >>>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Man has survived hitherto because he was too ignorant to know how to > realize his wishes. Now that he can realize them, he must either change > them, or perish. -William Carlos Williams > > > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
