'Open With' submenu in Finder displays duplicate items

Originator:jost.migenda
Number:rdar://8478652 Date Originated:25-Sep-2010 08:25 PM
Status:Duplicate/7306449 Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.6.6
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:always
 
Summary:
When entering keystrokes while the contextual menu of the Finder is open, the "Open with..."-submenu displays duplicate items. After the usual list of recommended apps and the "Other..." menu item, the same (list of apps + "Other...") is repeated many times.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select any file in the Finder.
2. Open the Finder's contextual menu (e.g. via right-click or using the "Action"-toolbar item)
3. Enter any keystrokes (as long as they don't cause the contextual menu to disappear).
4. View the "Open with…" submenu.

Expected Results:
A list of apps which are able to open the selected file, where each app is displayed exactly one time.

Actual Results:
The list of apps is repeated several times.

Regression:
Appears at least in Mac OS X 10.6.2 – 10.6.6
Does not appear in Mac OS X 10.4.11. Not tested in Mac OS X 10.5.x

Notes:
This only happens when keystrokes are registered *before* the "Open with..." submenu is displayed for the first time. When entering n keystrokes before opening the submenu, the list of apps is displayed n+1 times.

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