Change Preview open behavior

When I launch Preview on my MacBook Pro, it displays the Open Dialog upon launch. However, on my iMac, it simply launches Preview and displays the Preview menu bar. Most of the time I use Preview to take a screen shot and do not need the Open Dialog, so I much prefer the behavior on my iMac to the one on my MacBook.
However, I do not see how to set a Preference for the open behavior of Preview. How can I configure Preview on my MacBook to NOT display the Open Dialog when the application is launched?

Rick - I know that is possible (in theory) to trap the keystroke using JavaScript and replace it (or, do a focus() call or similar to move the focus to another element), but figuring out where you are in the table can get quite hairy.
To be honest, it's one of these things we've been meaning to implement on one of our apps (our issue is moving to the next element when the user presses ENTER), but haven't got round to yet.
I'd therefore be very interested to hear if you crack it (either using JS or some other method).
Cheers,
John.

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NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING
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INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPISDITM.
DATA: END OF ORDERITEMIN.
DATA: BEGIN OF ORDERITEMINX OCCURS 0.
INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPISDITMX.
DATA: END OF ORDERITEMINX.
DATA: BEGIN OF RETURN OCCURS 0.
INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPIRET2.
DATA: END OF RETURN.
DATA: BEGIN OF BAPIRETURN OCCURS 0.
INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPIRET2.
DATA: END OF BAPIRETURN.
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P_PATH(45) TYPE C DEFAULT '/usr/users/ftpsapom/' LOWER CASE,
P_FNAME(32) TYPE C DEFAULT '/sweetjo.txt' LOWER CASE.
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ELSE.
OPEN DATASET V_FILEIN
FOR INPUT
IN TEXT MODE.
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DO.
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MESSAGE E002 WITH 'ERROR - COULD NOT OPEN' V_FILEIN.
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INTO (VBAP-BRGEW, VBAP-VOLUM)
WHERE VBELN = I_ORDERS-VBELN
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IF VBAP-BRGEW = 0.
I_OUTPUT-CKWGT = 'X'.
ENDIF.
IF VBAP-VOLUM = 0.
I_OUTPUT-CKVOL = 'X'.
ENDIF.
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I_OUTPUT-POSNR = I_ORDERS-POSNR.
I_OUTPUT-GEWEI = 'ST'.
I_OUTPUT-BRGEW = I_ORDERS-BRGEW.
I_OUTPUT-VOLUM = I_ORDERS-VOLUM.
APPEND I_OUTPUT.
CLEAR: I_OUTPUT.
ENDIF.
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ENDLOOP.
POPULATE BAPI DATA AND RUN BAPI
CLEAR: ORDERHEADERINX, ORDERITEMIN, ORDERITEMINX,
RETURN, BAPIRETURN.
REFRESH: ORDERITEMIN, ORDERITEMINX, RETURN, BAPIRETURN.
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TABLES
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EXPORTING
WAIT = 'X'
IMPORTING
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WRITE: / RETURN.
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WRITE: / BAPIRETURN.
SKIP.
CLEAR: ORDERITEMIN, ORDERITEMINX,
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REFRESH: ORDERITEMIN, ORDERITEMINX, RETURN, BAPIRETURN.
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IF NOT I_OUTPUT-CKVOL IS INITIAL.
ORDERITEMIN-VOLUME = I_OUTPUT-VOLUM.
ORDERITEMINX-VOLUME = 'X'.
ENDIF.
APPEND ORDERITEMIN.
ORDERITEMINX-ITM_NUMBER = I_OUTPUT-POSNR.
ORDERITEMINX-UNTOF_WGHT = 'X'.
ORDERITEMINX-UPDATEFLAG = 'U'.
APPEND ORDERITEMINX.
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ENDLOOP.
RUN BAPI ON LAST ORDER
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TABLES
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EXPORTING
WAIT = 'X'
IMPORTING
RETURN = BAPIRETURN.
WRITE OUT RETURN
LOOP AT RETURN.
WRITE: / RETURN.
ENDLOOP.
WRITE: / BAPIRETURN.
SKIP.
ENDIF.
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WRITE: / 'RECORD COUNT FROM FILE ', V_RECIN.
SKIP.
WRITE OUT RECORD COUNT FROM FILE
WRITE: / 'RECORD COUNT OF LINES TO CHANGE ', V_RECVBAP.
SKIP.
WRITE OUT RECORD COUNT FROM FILE
WRITE: / 'RECORD COUNT OF ORDERS TO CHANGE ', V_RECORDER.
SKIP.
TOP OF PAGE
TOP-OF-PAGE.
WRITE:/1(5) TEXT-H01, 6(8) SY-DATUM MM/DD/YY,
100(8) TEXT-H02, 126(8) SY-PAGNO.
WRITE:/1(5) TEXT-H03, 6(8) SY-UZEIT USING EDIT MASK '__:__:__',
20(77) TEXT-H04,
100(8) TEXT-H05, 108(25) SY-REPID.
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20(4) TEXT-H07, 25(32) SY-HOST,
100(13) TEXT-H08, 121(8) SY-SYSID,
129 '/', 130(3) SY-MANDT.
ULINE.
SKIP
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