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Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 01:53
by ChipMcK
loukingjr wrote:Thanks Chip but I know how to create an alias.
I found the problem, I just don't know how to fix it. the .vbox files are supposed to open with vmstarter which is inside the VirtualBox package. Somehow they were changed to start with TextEdit and I don't know how to change them back. If I right click on them to select a program to open them with I can't select vmstarter because it's inside the VirtualBox package.
edit: I worded that badly. I can set each individually but I can't set all .vbox files to "Always open with"
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Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 02:02
by loukingjr
Amazing. It still works 5+ years later. Thanks much.
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 02:06
by ChipMcK
loukingjr wrote:Amazing. It still works 5+ years later. Thanks much.
It is called
good programming. Mountain Lion caused 2.1 as I recall - On the surface, ListBoxes were widened; some lists were of fixed size
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 02:08
by loukingjr
well that and Apple didn't change how extensions are handled.
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 02:14
by ChipMcK
loukingjr wrote:well that and Apple didn't change how extensions are handled.
Hush, you are liable to stir up a hornet's nest
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 02:16
by loukingjr
k, I'll shush. lol (was just thinking on how many things have changed).
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 02:44
by Perryg
I still wonder why this has to be so hard. Does the Mac version not have the "create shortcut on desktop" line Linux does?
Mine is available with a right click on the guest or the machine tab.
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 03:36
by ChipMcK
Perryg wrote:I still wonder why this has to be so hard. Does the Mac version not have the "create shortcut on desktop" line Linux does?
ChipMcK wrote:
- In VB manager Right-Click and select Create Alias on Desktop OR
- Right-Click on .vbox file, select Make Alias and move that to the Desktop
Seems very simple to me
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 03:46
by Perryg
OK so on the "Create Alias on Desktop " can you see the actual properties ( command ) that starts the guest?
Is it close to the one I posted? Because the Dbl click on the .VBox file was not supposed to be used to actually start the guest. It was intended to actually add the guest to the main manager, but that could even change with future versions, whereas the shortcut would be constant.
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 03:50
by ChipMcK
lou's tables of file associations got screwed; he is repairing or has repaired
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 04:02
by Perryg
I understand but can you answer my question? I want to know if the Mac version is different in this regard.
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 04:14
by ChipMcK
Perryg wrote:Because the Dbl click on the .VBox file was not supposed to be used to actually start the guest. It was intended to actually add the guest to the main manager, but that could even change with future versions, whereas the shortcut would be constant.
My limited of understanding of OSX:
An Allias is a 'pointer' to a file, similiar to a symlink.
Dbl-click on a file, or an alias for it, results in the associated program being invoked with the file as input
What you supplied will be in the tables of file assocations
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 04:26
by ChipMcK
Perryg wrote:IDoes the Mac version not have the "create shortcut on desktop" line Linux does?
No. OSX has context menu item
Make Alias, which is creates entry in same folder as the file, as in "
fileName alias'
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 04:49
by ChipMcK
Perryg wrote:Because the Dbl click on the .VBox file was not supposed to be used to actually start the guest. It was intended to actually add the guest to the main manager
Add as in
Machine --> Add ... ? In OSX, dbl click will result in 'starting' the file. The Document Model, yes?
Re: Autolaunch Guest When Opening Virtual Box
Posted: 15. Dec 2014, 04:56
by Perryg
Is there a way that you can see the actual code in the alias if created as a desktop shortcut but not the one from the vbox file?