[TxMt] Re: TextEdit opens intead

[Tad Lamb]

I've checked the Applications folder and executed the command below.

Only one instance of TextMate in both instances.

I know, it does seem like TextMate has been replaced somehow.

- Tad



Walter Lee Davis wrote:
> 
> Could you just look in your Applications folder (not the Dock) and find
> the TextMate icon there (and see if there's more than one, that would be
> odd). Double-click that icon.
> 
> Also, try this:
> 
> ls -l /Applications | grep TextMate | grep -v grep
> 
> From what you've said, it sounds very much like TextMate.app has been
> replaced by a symlink or hard link to TextEdit.app. 
> 
> Have you done any TimeMachine restores?
> 
> Walter
> 
> On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Tad Lamb wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Walter,
>> 
>> Thanks for the reply.  Yes, believe it or not, when I click the TextMate
>> icon in the Dock TextEdit opens up instead of TextMate.  I checked my
>> default for text files and it is set to Smultron.
>> 
>> I've been a Mac user for about 3 years now, but something like this is
>> still
>> magic for me.  I don't know how to 'open up the hood' and edit what
>> happens
>> when a Dock icon is clicked.  Also, as further confirmation, I typed
>> 'mate'
>> in the Console and TextEdit opened up that way too.
>> 
>> - Tad
>> 
>> 
>> Walter Lee Davis wrote:
>>> 
>>> Are you saying that you double-click on the TextMate icon in your
>>> Applications folder and TextEdit opens instead? I've never heard that
>>> one. 
>>> 
>>> If you're saying that you double-click on a text FILE and TE opens it
>>> instead of TM, that's understandable and easy to fix. Click on one such
>>> text file in your Finder, and choose Get Info (Command-I). In the
>>> inspector panel, look for the Open With section, and choose TM. Then
>>> click
>>> the Open all documents with this application (not the actual words,
>>> something like that) and confirm that you really mean it. Should fix the
>>> problem permanently (or until the next major sun-spot event...).
>>> 
>>> Walter
>>> 
>>> On Nov 22, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Tad Lamb wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Recently, when I try to open TextMate, TextEdit opens up instead.  I
>>>> cannot
>>>> figure out how to launch TextMate.  I think this started happening
>>>> around
>>>> the time I upgraded to Lion, but I am not sure if there is any
>>>> connection.
>>>> 
>>>> I rebooted one time and was about to launch TextMate, but now even if I
>>>> reboot it still brings up TextEdit.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your help,
>>>> 
>>>> - Tad
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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