ENA-6: Can't open project files in Scratch Desktop from the finder on Mac / Explorer on Windows about scratch-desktop HOT 8 OPEN

This affects Windows too. We should set up file associations with SB3 and maybe SB2 / SB:
https://www.electron.build/configuration/configuration#PlatformSpecificBuildOptions-fileAssociations

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As passing sb3 files through the command line was added with #150, this feature should be easy to add - for Windows at least. (for MacOS, it is necessary to implement a callback for the open-file event) I think the only thing left is to add the required settings to the Electron Builder config. Is anyone working on this?

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How is this still not a thing? It's such a 'normal' feature and wastes so much of my time!

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It's also a nightmare with a hord of 12 year olds in your computer lab. A fix would be great._

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I have scratch files emailed (from a system). 30x kids in a class might email 12x scratch files in a half term. A typical UK school may have 8 classes in the year group. A bit of maths and that’s a lot of time wasted - I reckon in Windows, now you can open via command line - you could do via a batch file. Mac I’m unsure…

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It's also not just the time wasted, but my pupils don't understand why double clicking the files doesn't work. I have explained thousands of times, but it's so counter-inuitive that it doesn't seem to reach them. In the end, I gave up on the desktop app, because I'm tired of explaining this over and over.

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Sorry that people are running into this. Thanks for reviving attention to it.

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Sorry that people are running into this. Thanks for reviving attention to it.

Any progress? Neither Windows nor Mac can open files by double clicking still.

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