[MlMt] Attachments open "Read Only"

[Annamarie Pluhar]

Thanks for your careful description. Wah, I want to open and edit and 
save as new name and location,  but I guess I can relearn my pattern. 
Maybe I can teach Hazel to open .doc files in Downloads? hmmm, that 
might make a mess.

So the upshot of this is that my issue is a feature, not a bug. Knowing 
this I think I’ll be less annoyed by the behavior.

thanks again
Annamarie



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On 23 Apr 2023, at 4:45, Henry Seiden wrote:

> Annamarie,
>
> My 2¢… On my version of MM, 1.14 Test Build 5964, also on the last 
> official Beta release of 1.14 (5937) (you can get a list of all 
> releases from the Help Menu, without installing them), the 
> double-click, assuming that is what you are doing, does indeed open a 
> read-only version of the file assuming MacOS and the app in question 
> supports it. Preview supports a PDF file opening in read-only. And so 
> I can confirm that a PDF in MM, opens in Preview and appears as 
> Read-only.
>
> Again, what would you like it to do - open as a new version of the 
> file that can be saved to a new location? That would then become 
> several more steps to store the file - select the new location, and 
> save it - two more steps but certainly do-able) from there as a copy.
>
> The workaround I suggest is use the “eye” icon instead to confirm 
> it’s what you expect. Then the “down arrow” icon instead if 
> satisfied with the quick look. With practice you’ll find it useful 
> and saves steps (keystrokes).
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Henry Seiden
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> On 22 Apr 2023, at 19:35, Annamarie Pluhar wrote:
>
>> hi
>>
>> Hasn’t been asked. I’m double-clicking on the attachment - as I 
>> have for the many years I’ve been using MM. It’s fine if I 
>> download and then open the file. But that’s an annoying extra step, 
>> right?_______________________________________________
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