Changing the default editing application in InDesign, not Finder

How do I set IDCS3 to open an image or object on the page in a native application besides the one specified in the Finder? In general, I like to view jpgs quickly in Preview, but need to edit in Photoshop.

> How do I set IDCS3 to open an image or object on the page in a native application besides the one specified in the Finder?
You don't. It's based on the operating system.
The two step workaround is to choose the link and reveal in Bridge where
you can set JPGs to open in Photoshop.
Bob

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I have tried to look around to find a place to set the default edit icon of interactive reports and I cant seem to find it.
Another thing is: What would be the best practice to change the icon to a new image that is NOT part of the apex installation? Right now we have 8 icons to choose from, which are all located in apex image library. Its not even located in the theme. So if I just overwrite the current default icon it would be overwritten again next time I upgrade apex.

bjarkekr wrote:
Another thing is: What would be the best practice to change the icon to a new image that is NOT part of the apex installation? Right now we have 8 icons to choose from, which are all located in apex image library. Its not even located in the theme. So if I just overwrite the current default icon it would be overwritten again next time I upgrade apex.I would apply an override using CSS.
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display: none;
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For other languages, replace fr.lproj by the item of this liost matching your language :
da.lproj
de.lproj
en.lproj
es.lproj
fi.lproj
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it.lproj
ja.lproj
ko.lproj
nl.lproj
no.lproj
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pt.lproj
ru.lproj
sv.lproj
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