comp.sys.mac.advocacy

"Sandman" stated in post
mr-DA7F7A.00393512042008@News.Individual.NET on 4/11/08 3:39 PM:

> In article
> <10c383cd-359b-4363-81e3-aaa855a6387e@a5g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
> Dave Fritzinger wrote:
>
>> On Apr 10, 8:46 pm, Sandman wrote:
>>> In article ,
>>>  "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> If it were up to me (and, of course, it isn't), I would put something
>>>>>>> like browser choice in a control panel. But, that is just me.
>>>
>>>>>> Vista has granted your request.
>>>
>>>>>> Open the Default Programs control panel.   Pick Set Program Access and
>>>>>> Computer Defaults.
>>>
>>>>>> From there you can set your default web browser among other things.
>>>
>>>>>> Doesn't OSX have anything like that?
>>>
>>>>> Yep, it does.
>>>
>>>> Why doesn't Dave know about it?
>>>
>>> Are you asking me to tell you the events that led to another person
>>> NOT knowing something, Edwin? How did you figure I would go about
>>> answering your inquiry?
>>>
>>> "He doesn't know it since he fell asleep in class that day, I remember
>>> it clearly even though I've never met him in my entire life" :-D
>>
>> Sandman, seriously, what control panel allows you to choose your
>> default browser? As far as I can tell, the choice is made in Safari
>> preferences. Is there another way of doing this?
>
> I see the Safari preferences to be a form of control panel, especially
> given the fact that you don't have anything else called "control
> panel" in OSX (it's typical windows terminology).

You think *Application* preferences are comparable to control panels! No,
Sandman, the System Preferences are comparable to control panels...


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