[OS X TeX] .sty files open with & have Aquamacs icon after upgrade to MacTeX 2019

[Herbert Schulz]

> On May 6, 2019, at 2:37 PM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Should execution of that command take a very long time? I executed it (in the form of the revised .sh file) and it’s been running now for over 10 minutes.
> 
>> On 5 May2019, at 2:56 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On May 5, 2019, at 1:47 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On May 5, 2019, at 9:36 AM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Since upgrading from MacTeX 2018 to 2019 under macOS Mojave (10.14.4), in Finder all .sty files have the Aquamacs icon and open with Aquamacs, not TeXShop (the latter being what I want to use).
>>>> 
>>>> I tried the simple supposed solution: select a .sty file in Finder, use Cmd-I, change the "Open with” choice to TeXShop.app (4.27) , click the "Change All” button, and confirm my choice with the Continue button.
>>>> 
>>>> However, two peculiar things happen now:
>>>> 
>>>> 	- the “Open with” automatically changes to TeX.mdimporter (1.3); and
>>>> 	- the Preview still shows the Aquamacs icon.
>>>> 
>>>> That .sty file, and others, _will_ now open with TeXShop when double-clicked in Finder, but the Aquamacs icon persists in Finder.
>>>> 
>>>> Note that the icon for .tex files is the usual, expected one.
>>>> 
>>>> Of course I’ve looked at Alan Munn’s answer at https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/210948/macos-texshop-3-45-icon-issue. However, the file he references there ...
>>>> 
>>>> 	~/Library/Prefences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist
>>>> 
>>>> … does not exist on my system.
>>>> 
>>>> Suggestions?
>>>> 
>>>> ---
>>>> Murray Eisenberg			murrayeisenberg at gmail.com
>>>> 503 King Farm Blvd #101	Home (240)-246-7240
>>>> Rockville, MD 20850-6667	Mobile (413)-427-5334
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Howdy,
>>> 
>>> Use Alan's alternative solution: run
>>> 
>>> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user 
>>> 
>>> (all one line) or drag and drop
>>> 
>>> <FixLaunchServices.sh>
>>> 
>>> onto a Terminal window and press return. This forces a rebuild of the LaunchServices database.
>>> 
>>> Good Luck,
>>> 
>>> Herb Schulz
>>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>>> 
>> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> Sorry that file didn't preserve the execute bit. Unzip
>> 
>> <FixLaunchServices.sh.zip>
>> 
>> and follow the directions I gave before.
>> 
>> Good Luck,
>> 
>> Herb Schulz
>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 
> ---
> Murray Eisenberg			murrayeisenberg at gmail.com
> 503 King Farm Blvd #101	Home (240)-246-7240
> Rockville, MD 20850-6667	Mobile (413)-427-5334

Howdy,

No, it should run rather quickly.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)