Re: I need to customise the Open With menu

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Basil Jet <basil@spamspamspam.com> wrote:
> On 21/07/2020 11:06, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
>> On 20 Jul 2020 at 20:35:22 BST, "Basil Jet" <basil@spamspamspam.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I'd like the "Open With" menu for mp4 files to include the TV App as one
>>> of the options. I don't want to make it the default app for mp4 files. I
>>> know that if I select "Other..." I can get to the TV app, but I do this
>>> a lot and would like to get at it a bit quicker.
>> 
>> Used to be able to do it by editing one of the .plists in the app bundle, but
>> I bet that doesn't work any more with app signing.
>> 
>> Does setting it the default app for mp4 then setting whatever you actually
>> want the default app to be again make TV stick in the menu?
> 
> No, tried that months ago.
> 
>> You can drag/n/drop mp4s to TV in the Dock, if that's any use.
> 
> Brilliant, that does exactly what I need.
> I never would have thought of that!
> 
> Thanks to you and everyone else who replied.
> 

Nothing wrong with that method. I also offer a way to have the option in
the right click menu — I neglected to note it will only show up for videos
(though cannot limit time just MP4s). 

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I need to customise the Open With menu Basil Jet <basil@spamspamspam.com> - 2020-07-20 20:35 +0100
  Re: I need to customise the Open With menu nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-20 22:35 +0200
    Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Basil Jet <basil@spamspamspam.com> - 2020-07-21 07:51 +0100
      Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-21 07:13 +0000
        Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-21 09:06 -0700
          Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-21 18:08 +0000
            Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-21 18:21 +0000
              Re: I need to customise the Open With menu David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-21 20:28 +0100
                Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-21 13:02 -0700
            Re: I need to customise the Open With menu RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-07-22 07:24 +0000
  Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-21 10:06 +0000
    Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Basil Jet <basil@spamspamspam.com> - 2020-07-21 11:36 +0100
      Re: I need to customise the Open With menu nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-21 17:17 +0200
      Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-21 17:39 +0000
        Re: I need to customise the Open With menu nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-21 21:45 +0200
          Re: I need to customise the Open With menu Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-21 13:01 -0700

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