Opening Items with Another Application

The Open With Application Button

    The Open With Application button provides a convenient way to open files (and folders in some cases) in applications other than the one used when the item is opened in the Finder. Both the file list window and the info window contain an Open With Application button, though the follow description is aimed mostly at the file list window.
    In addition to the usual kinds of applications that open files, utility applications can be added to the button's menu to increase the usefulness of the file list window.
    Tip: In addition to adding applications which open files, consider adding utility applications such as File Buddy droplets to change file attributes such as types and creators, DropStuff™ to compress files and folders, or any other application you choose.

Opening Files in Applications

    To open a file with in of the applications in the menu:
    1 Click the Open With Application button to open a menu of applications.
    2 Choose the desired application from the menu.

    To use an application not in the menu, use the Open With... command in the menu to select one. The file will be opened in the selected application and the application will be added to the menu.

Simplifying Repeated Use

    This button initially displays a generic application icon. Once an application has been selected from the menu, that application's icon will appear on the button, indicating that currently selected items can be opened by the same application with a simple click of the button.
    If this button is the default button, pressing the Enter or Return keys, or double-clicking an item in the list opens the currently selected item in the application whose icon is displayed on the button.
    Choosing another application from the menu replaces the icon in the button with that of the most recently selected application.

Adding Applications

    The applications in your menu will be those you have added. To add an application to the menu, do one of the following:
    Use the Open With command in the menu to select one.
    In the file list window, applications can also be added to the menu by dragging them to the button from the list or from the Finder while the file list window is the active window.

Removing Applications

    As with all menus in File Buddy which contain your custom items, any application can be removed by selecting it with the Command key pressed.

Sorting

    The applications in the menu are sorted by frequency of use: The more often you use an application in the menu, the closer it appears to the top of the menu.

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