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NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:27:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently?
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From: Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 20:27:14 -0400
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On 2015-09-04 19:22, Savageduck wrote:
> On 2015-09-04 22:47:59 +0000, Alan Browne
> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> said:
>
>> On 2015-09-04 16:47, nospam wrote:
>>> In article <VJOdnazmEJ50nXfInZ2dnUU7-fOdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> It's my computer.  If I want to disable Photos, that's my affair.
>>>>>
>>>>> nobody is stopping you.
>>>>>
>>>>> it might take a little more effort than a checkbox though.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed.  Yet there is no excuse for Apple not putting in a no-launch
>>>> preference.
>>>
>>> the way it works now works fine for nearly everyone.
>>
>> If all apps were like that then it wouldn't be fine for nearly everyone.
>
> All I can say is, you must have an awful lot of virgin memory cards.
> So far with 7 SDHC cards, and 12 CF cards from three different cameras,
> I have not had Photos auto-open after making the fix as I previously
> described.
>
> Did you also uncheck the "Open Photos for this device" on the Photos
> primary import page, below the the alleged "import" tool bar?

Of course.  The point is I hate programs that launch just because 
something has been hooked up.  Make it an option.  Default is okay - as 
long as I can disable it on _my_ computer.