Gnome Default File Association Setting
Tonight I was trying to change the default application handler for .mpgs on my computer, running Gentoo 2006.0 with Gnome 2.12. As is the case with Gnome (and yes, I still like Gnome best) configuring things can be trying. I went through all the Gnome settings, Nautilus preferences, until I finally discovered: application preferences are changed by right-clicking on the file in question, selecting properties, and going to the Open With tab, then selecting the application you want to use.
I spend too much time in the console, I suppose. :) I just thought I'd share this tidbit in case anyone else is searching as well. |
Thank You.
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Glad it helped somebody. :)
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Awesome, thanks :)
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exactly what i was looking for. Thanks
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many thanks
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Man I was looking for a way to do that for hours. Thanks a bunch.
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annoying
Ok, I just tried this.
I am trying to make it open a video with mplayer. It wants to open it with totem. So I click on the tab, select mplayer, close the tab. I click on the file, and it still opens it with totem. I go back in and look, and mplayer is still selected. I try this as root, same thing. Totem can't play the file, but mplayer can. AARGH! Makes me almost want to use KDE. |
Nice tip!
I removed totem.... |
Thanks, nice to see that somebody is taking time to post solutions, not only problems. Gave me exactly what I needed.
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Nice one!
simple easy solution, and I'd spent ages looking for a list of file associations. Been using Windows for too long I guess!!!
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Many thanks!
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Helpful even today :) thanks man!
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wow
Been annoyed for months, amazing how simple that was, thank you sir.
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Interesting post really, however linux way is not sticking to GUI. If you are interested on how the file associations are created via console, see this tutorial http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-51012.html
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