From: James Nichols (smilr_at_mac.com)
Date: Fri Feb 18 2005 - 06:55:05 PST
I don't know any way of preventing mac os X from occasionally becoming
confused and trying to open newton packages with the installer, but one
can use the Packager program (in the same unna directory linked below)
in os X to do the same job that PackType does in os 9.
I assume you are downloading the file with Safari? In Safari's
prefereneces - under General, is a checkbox called "Open 'safe' files
after downloading". This feature is the only thing I can think of that
would be auto-launching your packages once you download them, but I
can't remember it doing so in the past (I've had it turned off since
safari beta, so I don't know if Apple changed it's behavior since
then). Try turning this feature off and see if that keeps Installer
from launching on download. If you are using a different browser, I'd
look for a similar option in it's preferences somewhere.
Be warned that Packager is kind of a funny app - people have reported
that it will sometimes crash right after you drop your packages onto
it, but it crashes AFTER having fixed their types. YMMV
J Tyler Nichols
On Feb 18, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Thomas A Isenbarger wrote:
>
> On Feb 17, 2005, at 22:27, James Nichols wrote:
>>
>> If it's the former you should get PackType off of this page at unna:
>> http://www.unna.org/view.php?/macos
> on a related note, is there a way to keep OS X from recognizing Newton
> packages as OS X packages? When I download a package, the OS X
> installer automatically launches because it thinks it needs to do
> something with the Newton package. Can I keep the installer from
> launching?
>
>
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> Tom Isenbarger PhD
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> 608.265.0850
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