Peter N Spotts wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 10:46 -0400, Daniel Gryniewicz wrote:
>> On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 08:52 -0400, Peter N Spotts wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I'm running Evolution 2.10 on Xubuntu 7.04b; how can I switch the
>>> "preferred" app for opening *.doc files from abiword to openoffice's
>>> swriter?
>>>
>>> Pete
>> Hi, Pete.
>>
>> This is done in Nautilus, not in evo.  Find a .doc file, right click,
>> and go to the "Open With" tab.  Select the program you want, and you're
>> done.  Evo will respect those settings.
>>
>> Daniel
> 
> Ah, so I'll have to install Nautilus...with XUbuntu, I'm running Xfce as
> the window/desktop manager. I thought there might merely be a file I
> could tweak, since I don't have much Gnome stuff installed...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Pete

No, I don't think you have to install Nautilus.  I think you just have 
to set the default "mime type" for your desktop.  Thus whatever desktop 
you are using opens OOo.

I have just moved from Gnome to KDE so I am not sure where this is done yet.

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