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  1. Opening files from hard drive fails

    With Choosy 0.9.1 beta there seems to be a problem when you try to open files (I tried with an HTML page) on your hard drive. Opening links (e.g. from Mail) works as expected but a file does not. Here is the console output (when Choosy starts):

    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for runningMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for generalMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for displayMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for iconSize (value was (null))

    There is no output when you open the file.

    I sent you a mail as well.

    With Choosy 0.9.1 beta there seems to be a problem when you try to open files (I tried with an HTML page) on your hard drive. Opening links (e.g. from Mail) works as expected but a file does not. Here is the console output (when Choosy starts):

    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for runningMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for generalMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for displayMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for iconSize…

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    Admingeorgebrock (Admin, Choosy) responded

    There are several improvements to this in the 0.9.3 release:
    1) Choosy properly registers itself with the OS as a viewer app for HTML files
    2) There are separate settings for using Choosy as the default app for HTML files and the default app for HTTP URLs
    3) The advanced behaviour rules system allows you to set up specific rules for local files (e.g. I have them set to open in TextMate by default but if I hold shift while opening the file I get a TextMate/Firefox/Validator prompt)

    I’m hoping updates should solve the problems you’ve been having, let me know in the comments if there are any more issues. If not I’ll close this issue.

    There was another issue that’s just been fixed: There was a problem opening local files that had special characters (e.g. spaces) in the file names.

  2. Make choosing browsers with shortcuts 1,2,3,4(etc)

    Make choosing browsers keyboard friendly with shortcuts 1,2,3,4 (etc) default behavior and allow users to modify with their own definable keys when the modal window comes up to choose a browser. Example I could see someone using f for firefox, c or gc for chrome s for safari, and so on. Since we have to choose a browser often in the beginning anyways before we setup a ton of rules, best make it as painless as possible.

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  3. Backup to Dropbox, Google Drive etc

    Hi,

    Would really love a backup to Dropbox, Google Drive etc as I'd hate to lose my rules!!!

    Ash.

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    planned  ·  Admingeorgebrock (Admin, Choosy) responded

    Storing rules in iCloud might also be a good solution for this.

    In the short term, there is a file you can back up manually for your advanced rules: ~/Library/Application Support/Choosy/behaviours.plist

  4. Opening non-incognito in Chrome

    Thanks for adding opening specifically to incognito on Chrome! It's really great.
    The current issue I have is that even when specify to open non-incognito, Chrome seems to open the url in the front most window, even if it's incognito.
    I understand that this is this has always been the existing behavior, and I'm not sure if this is possible, but the new feature made me want more :)

    Thanks for the great product.

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  5. Allow skinning of the browser selection dialog

    It would be neat if we could really tweak the UI of the browser selection dialog. I'm thinking similar to the way QuickSilver allows different skins for their interface. This way, Choosy can really fit into the overall aesthetic the user has set up.

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  6. offer for sale in Mac App Store

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    planned  ·  Admingeorgebrock (Admin, Choosy) responded

    This is planned, but involved some fairly big changes to the way Choosy is built.

  7. When I click on a link with Choosy activated on my Intel Mac

    When I click on a link with Choosy activated on my Intel Mac Pro with

    OS X 10.5.5 nothing happens. I do not get a choice of browsers no menu

    or bar is visible no browser is chosen.

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  8. add an option to open urls in private tabs of browsers (brave, safari, firefox)

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  9. Add an option to remember your selection

    Like if you visit a domain semi frequently, but not enough that you want to create a new rule, have a setting so it will automatically create the rule if you want it to.

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  10. Integrate macOS 10.13 Mojave Dark Mode functionality into the Choosy preference pane

    Integrate macOS 10.13 Mojave Dark Mode functionality into the Choosy preference pane so that it flows seamlessly with the rest of System Preferences in Dark Mode.

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  11. Support for Handoff

    Let's say I want to handoff a webpage from Safari on iOS to Chrome on Mac. How would I set up a rule to support this?

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  12. Fix spawning of windows from Fluid

    I am using Choosy at work, where I use Firefox for work stuff, Safari for personal stuff, and Fluid for Gmail. I have Choosy set to launch links from Entourage in Firefox and links from the Fluid/Gmail application in Safari. Works great -- except that it's spawning an extra window when I click on a link in Fluid. Can you fix?

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  13. add support for recognizing different Slack teams, similarly to how you recognize different Chrome profiles

    This would allow me to make rules that say things like "when I click a link in Slack team A, use Chrome profile B to open it." Right now I have it set to always prompt for every link in Slack, but I almost always choose the specific Chrome profiles for specific Slack teams (work, personal, etc).

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  14. Open links clicked in Entourage in background instead of bringing browser to foreground

    When I click a link from an email in Entourage, it brings the browser called by Choosy to the foreground. Would love to tell Choosy to always open links in the background

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  15. Choosy to Chrome stopped working

    Not sure what happened but after a Chrome restart, if I now try and select Chrome to open a URL, the choosy dialog graphic just moves down to where I clicked. I see the menu bar switch to "Google Chrome" however, so it seems like it's activating Chrome just not able to get the URL to it.

    Is there a log file or something I might be able to look at to try and figure out what has happened? Is this a known issue at all?

    I'm on Chrome 55.0.2883.95, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5).

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  16. fix that Choosy doesn't work for links in other applications

    I installed Choosy. I gave it one simple rule, which is to open all links with a particular URL in a particular browser. It doesn't work.

    I read through all of the documentation and couldn't find anything I'm doing wrong.

    I tested first with "use choosy for links" not checked. But clicking on links just opens in my default browser, as usual. I tested next with "use choosy for links," which asks me if I want choosy to be my default browser. I said yes. But clicking on links results in nothing happening at all.

    I tested by clicking links in SimpleNote and Things.
    The browser I specified is an instance of Epichrome.

    This is the one thing I need Choosy to do, and it's not working. Is there something missing from the documentation, or is Choosy just a buggy and unreliable app? Please help.

    I installed Choosy. I gave it one simple rule, which is to open all links with a particular URL in a particular browser. It doesn't work.

    I read through all of the documentation and couldn't find anything I'm doing wrong.

    I tested first with "use choosy for links" not checked. But clicking on links just opens in my default browser, as usual. I tested next with "use choosy for links," which asks me if I want choosy to be my default browser. I said yes. But clicking on links results in nothing happening at all.

    I tested by clicking links…

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  17. [Issue] Chrome Launches Empty New Window, No URL Visited

    Choosy v1.2.2
    Chrome Version: 62.0.3202.62 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
    macOS 10.13

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Several Chrome windows opened (chrome has a pending update)
    2. Launched link with Chrome (via Slack > Choosy)
    3. Tried removing and adding chrome back to choosy browser list but issue persists

    Expected:
    1. New tab opened in most recently active window, url is visited

    Actual Result:
    1. New empty window launched, url not visited

    Reported System Error:
    {subsystem: 'com.apple.launchservices', category: 'default', description: 'LSExceptions shared instance invalidated for timeout.'}

    ps, love your app

    p.p.s the ajax request event (triggered while trying to type a title) is really slowing down this page's performance on my machine. Pinwheels every time it's fetching results in the middle of typing

    Choosy v1.2.2
    Chrome Version: 62.0.3202.62 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
    macOS 10.13

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Several Chrome windows opened (chrome has a pending update)
    2. Launched link with Chrome (via Slack > Choosy)
    3. Tried removing and adding chrome back to choosy browser list but issue persists

    Expected:
    1. New tab opened in most recently active window, url is visited

    Actual Result:
    1. New empty window launched, url not visited

    Reported System Error:
    {subsystem: 'com.apple.launchservices', category: 'default', description: 'LSExceptions shared instance invalidated for timeout.'}

    ps, love your app

    p.p.s the ajax request event (triggered while trying to type a title)…

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  18. The URL x-choosy://prompt.all/https://www.azimuthproject.org/azimuth/show/Experiments%20in%20Differential%20Logic doesn't work from

    URL's with spaces (either " " or "%20") stopped working at some point:

    x-choosy://prompt.all/https://www.azimuthproject.org/azimuth/show/Experiments%20in%20Differential%20Logic

    I'm pretty sure the logjam is at the macosx prefpane app, but I haven't proven that yet.

    If it's not obvious what the problem is, tell me what more I need to do?

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  19. Different browser based on energy consumption

    One of the main differences between browsers on mobile platforms, in particular on OS X, is their energy consumption. Consistently using Safari for example can result in a difference in uptime of more than 2 hours, compared to Chrome. It would be great to have the option to choose a favorite / best browser based on the state of the battery or based on the fact if the laptop is currently charging or not.

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  20. GMail and Chrome extension bug

    GMail page becomes blank after doing "Open with Choosy" on a link

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    planned  ·  Admingeorgebrock (Admin, Choosy) responded

    Top of my list for the browser plugins

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