Registering node-webkit app as a default app for certain file types

[thomas...@gmail.com]

Is there an API or a way how a node-webkit app can register itself as a default app for opening certain file types?

[Cheng Zhao]

No, there is no such API because there is no uniform way to do it in
different platforms.

On Windows you need to modify the registry, on Linux you need to
provide a `.desktop` file and on Mac you need to modify the
`Info.plist` file.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:44 AM, <thomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there an API or a way how a node-webkit app can register itself as a
> default app for opening certain file types?

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Cheng
Intel Open Source Technology Center

[thomas...@gmail.com]

And is, or will there be some feasible way how to achieve this? It doesn't have to be uniform, but at least it should exist.

Right the first app I'd want to create with node-webkit would require this functionality, so I'd say it's pretty essential :)

[Cheng Zhao]

We have a plan to provide an automatic packing tool, it would be easy
to achieve when it's done:
https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/issues/99

[thomas...@gmail.com]

Also, launch on OS start up please :)