ah. well yay for Lion then! the app store option is pretty handy. I needed something to open a .rar file and was fully prepared to google for it when I saw the option and it made life so much easier! I found the unarchiver on the app store. love it love it!
there are certainly some bugs in Lion but I have no want or need to switch back. Lion is nifty!! peace and positivity Jessica and Goldina follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 2011-08-11, at 12:01 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Just verified that App Store is not an option in the Open With context menu > for a document in 10.6. I'm still holding out for 10.7.1 before I jump. Just > a habit I've learned over the years. > > CB > > On 8/11/11 2:42 PM, Jessica and Goldina wrote: >> hey guys! >> >> I found a couple of awesome things in Lion today…don'tcha just love OSX!? >> there are always new secrets to be found! and I just wanted to share. >> >> firstly, if you have a file with an extension with no apps associated with >> it, you can easily browse the app store to find an app to open it! >> >> 1. VO shift m on the file you want to open and find open with. >> 2. VO right arrow to open the "open with" sub menu and find app store… >> 3. VO space on that and it'll take you right to the app store to relevant >> apps you could install to open your file! >> >> this could've been in snow leopard too but I don't remember ever seeing it >> there and was excited to find it today! >> >> also. remember that annoying bug that used to be in preview where if you >> command tabbed away from preview and then back again it would take you to >> the top of your document? yeah…no more!! now if you take focus away from >> preview and bring it back again it keeps your spot!! yes yes yes! >> >> just had to share! >> >> >> peace and positivity >> Jessica and Goldina >> follow me on Twitter: >> http://www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
