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RE: any other places besides .app package?
Authored by: jail on Aug 04, '03 07:01:38PM

in mac os 9, the information was stored in the file's resource fork. some os x apps still do it like that too. changing the resources is no light hack. but it can be done. i'll try and give you a description of how it works

make a backup of droplet. i'm not sure if this will work.

open the droplet in a resource editor (such as ResEdit, it works fine in classic).

open the "BNDL" resource group. you will get a list of resources. each with a four character code, such as "JPEG" or "GIFf". highlight he ones you don't want and delete it somehow (delete should be in one of the menu's, i think).

cross fingers, save changes. please note that changing what type of documents an app can open could cause problems. i'm not sure if this will work, i haven't tested it, and it's your fault if you don't keep a backup. you might have to log out or something for the change to take effect.



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