On Dienstag 23 Dezember 2008, Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I am trying out the Gentoo File Manager, but have run aground with the > > way it opens certain types of files. How can I create an association to > > e.g. use xpdf to open pdf files and OOo (oowriter) to open .odt and .doc > > files? All I get now is a plain text editor firing up and opening such > > files. Same applies with pictures, videos, etc. > > For those that are stumped like I was, it looks neat. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_(file_manager) > > I wish this was in portage. I'd like to give this a ride and see how I > like it. Any reason it is not in portage? Does it look neat but suck > in real use or something? I use Konqueror for mine right now but curious.
once upon a time it was in portage. If you search the dev-ml for 'package removal' or 'last rites' mails you should find the reason for its removal.
