-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andy Anderson wrote: > I'd like to change the default app for worksheet files from Gnumeric > to OpenOffice Calc. I've looked at the help for Nautilus and it says > to use the "File Types and Programs Preferences" (or something like > that - I'm not using my Debian PC right now), but I can't seem to > find that particular tool. > > There is also some info about right-clicking a file name and using > the context menu to change the default app for that type of file, > but that doesn't seem to work either. > > Am I just missing something? (It wouldn't be the first time.) Is > there a package I need to add? Is the preference app on the disk > but just not in the menus? > > I *am* getting pretty proficient at right-clicking and choosing > "Open with OpenOffice Calc," but I'd really prefer to change the > default behavior.
You don't say which version of Gnome you're using. I'm using Gnome 2.10 and, as such, these instructions apply to it. You're almost there. Right-click on the file you want opened. Then, choose "Properties" from the context-menu. When the Properties dialog opens, click the "Open with" tab. You should then see a list of programs with which you can open the file (or you can add a program). Simply click the radio button next to the program you want. Click close and that program will be the default for opening that type of file from now on. Rick - -- "Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today." - Herman Wouk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC7hbBOlHq0MpoXLoRAjR8AKCVU1CVMBMDKIGXOkMwHdazZ08G3ACcCv/6 GhcoByGVwc9evcs7vhMvBpw= =RNyl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
