Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently?

Subject	Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently?
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
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From	Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date	2015-09-04 20:27 -0400
Message-ID	<DIqdnUEXN99_q3fInZ2dnUU7-eWdnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink)

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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.

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Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-03 12:08 -0400
  Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 09:44 -0700
    Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 09:48 -0700
    Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-03 12:53 -0400
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 10:55 -0700
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 11:00 -0700
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:17 -0400
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-09-03 19:33 +0100
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-03 18:56 +0000
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:20 -0400
          Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-04 14:37 +0000
          Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-04 14:56 +0000
            Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 16:37 -0400
              Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 16:47 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-06 12:11 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-06 12:32 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-08 16:29 -0400
  Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-03 14:50 -0400
    Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:19 -0400
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 08:31 -0400
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:33 -0400
          Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 08:38 -0400
            Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 16:36 -0400
              Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 16:47 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 18:47 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-04 16:22 -0700
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 20:27 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 21:00 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-05 10:04 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-06 03:20 +0000
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-06 11:29 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-06 11:43 -0400
              Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-09-04 22:44 +0100

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