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Re: I need to customise the Open With menu

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On 21/07/2020 19:21, Snit wrote:
> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
>> On 21 Jul 2020 at 17:06:59 BST, "Snit" <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/21/20 12:13 AM, Snit wrote:
>>>> Basil Jet <basil@spamspamspam.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 20/07/2020 21:35, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Much easier to put an alias of the app on the desktop,
>>>>>> and/or in the Toolbar,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, but that won't do what I want.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You might be able to create an Automator Action to do it. I can play
>>>> tomorrow to see if I can make one.
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, played for a bit. There might be a better way, but this is what I
>>> came up with, in Automator:
>>>
>>> Create a new Quick Action
>>>
>>> Set "Workflow receives current [Movies files] in [Any Application]
>>> (You can set that to be just the Finder)
>>>
>>> Add "Run AppleScript" action. In that action paste the following:
>>>
>>> -----
>>> on run {input}
>>> tell application "TV"
>>> activate
>>> open input
>>> end tell
>>> end run
>>> -----
>>>
>>>
>>> And that is it. It will NOT show up in the Open With menu, but it will
>>> show up at the bottom of the right click menu.
>>
>> Fancy! That's very neat, thank you.
>>
>> 	Cheers - Jaimie
> 
> No problem. It is not specific to any type of video but will only show up
> for video files.
> 
> Did you get it working? If not, and if you want it, I can share the one I
> made (not locked so you can open in Automator first to check it). Or I can
> make a quick video to show exactly how it is done.
> 
> I love with Macs how you can easily build such things even if you are not a
> programmer.

Thank you for doing that, Snit.

You are one of the kindest people I know on-line! :-D

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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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