Document aliases on Dock - icon changed in Ventura

nunof wrote:

Hello,

Warning : this post refers to document *aliases* (not the document itself) added to the dock

Prior to Ventura if I put a document *alias* in the dock, the icon on the dock showed the application used to create the document.

After Ventura, the icon on the dock is a ugly generic one that does not show the application used to create the document.

Would like to get confirmation of this (unwelcome) change in Ventura.

Yes there are reports of third party app/ alias's not reflecting properly...so do not feel alone here.

I would simply wait for a macOS point update and see if it resolves your issue

or

wait for third party update to resolve the issue.

To be proactive you can file a bug report /submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

I can only suggest that use feedback: https://www.apple.com/feedback

I understand if you do not want discuss why, but if you do decide to explain, maybe we can find a workaround that meets your requirements.

I do not use the Dock, but as a test, I added a pdf document and an excel document and they show the usual icons - the two on top in this screenshot:

Did you try adding a different document to see if the same problem occurs?

Ok, I see what you mean, but... WHY would you make an alias and add that to the Dock.

You know, you can't actually add a document to the Dock: when you do that, you actually add an alias.

So in your case you are creating an alias to an alias to a document.

The effect of clicking that "alias of alias" in the Dock is that the original document will open, via a double indirection, just as if you had dragged the document itself in the first place...