Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!apple!lsr From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Which resources do I customize in System 7.0 for ... Message-ID: <12612@goofy.Apple.COM> Date: 19 Mar 91 21:51:18 GMT References: <7156@idunno.Princeton.EDU> Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 106 In article <7156@idunno.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes: >Which resources do I modify in System 7.0 to chage: > >(a) the default application that's used for orphaned TEXT and PICT >files? Right now it's TeachText, but I've heard this can be changed. >Can a different application be chosen for PICT than for TEXT? The answer to the latter question is yes. For the former, I wrote a System Extension (called Understudy) that lets you customize this behavior without modifying the Finder. Right now there is no user interface for it, so you customize it using ResEdit. Open the 2Map resource that is contains, and add document types and application signatures to the list. This list is added before the Finder's standard list, so it will override the default behavior. The 2Map resource comes customized such that MS Word, MacWrite 5.x, and Write Now documents are opened by MacWrite II (since that' the environment I have). Using that as a guide it should be possible to figure out how to customize it. Once you've customized the file, put it in your system folder and reboot. Since the file is small, I've included it below. It only works on System 7. I've been using it for a couple of weeks without any problems. If you have comments or questions, let me know. 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