Re: File Types and Associations ???

From: Mike McCarty (mike.mccarty_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 06/30/05

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    Scott Talbot wrote:

    [snip]

    [I wrote]

    >> Nice explanation. How does one add to the list?
    >> For example, I downloaded Adobe Acrobat, and it
    >> installed itself as /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread
    >> but when I try using Gnome to open PDF files, it
    >> lists
    >>
    >> Open With->Other Application->(select one of)
    >>
    >> ggv not in menu
    >> GNOME PDF VIEWER in menu for "PDF document"
    >> xpdf not in menu
    >>
    >> So there seems not to be an option to use it.
    >> I'm sure there is a way to configure this, but
    >> it isn't obvious. There is a button there
    >>
    >> "You can configure which programs are offered
    >> for which file types in the File Types and Programs
    >> dialog. ...... go there"
    >>
    >> Clicking that brings up a dialog box which has
    >> a "browse" button. But browsing down to
    >> acroread and installing it removes the path
    >> information. For example, looking right now,
    >> I see "acroread" is in there. I put it in there
    >> with the browse, but it doesn't show up as an
    >> option for opening, nor as the default.
    >>
    >> Mike
    >>
    > Go into the properties dialog and select the Open With tab . Find
    > the ADD button near the bottom. Another dialog will open that will
    > list all the apps in your Menus. If Acroread did not install an icon,
    > select the "use a custom command" just under the "menu-selector box".
    > You should now see a standard Gnome- file selector box, just navigate
    > to /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread and select Open - That's it!
    >
    When I go to the properties dialog box I get these options:

        GNOME PDF VIEWER
        OTHER APPLICATION

    I see no "add button".

    If I select GNOME PDF VIEWER, it comes up and does its thing.
    If I select OTHER APPLICATION, I get the dialog I mentioned above.
    There is no "add" button on that dialog box. That box has these buttons

        for "ggv" there is a "Modify" button (I can select which of 3 to modify)
        for "File types and programs" there is a "Go there" button which acts as
           described above
        at the bottom are "Help", "Cancel", and "Ok"

    Thanks for the reply.

    Mike 

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