Re: How do you change file associations in Thunar?
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:39:21 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote: (...) Where are the file associations in the Thunar file manager, and how do I change them? When I click on a file in the Thunar window manager, I still get AbiWord for *.doc and *.odt files and Gnumeric for *.xls files. (...) Take a look into this forum thread (specially message #5) and see if that helps: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=76836 Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.13.10.30...@gmail.com
Re: How do you change file associations in Thunar?
On 12/08/11 23:39, Jason Hsu wrote: OS: antiX Linux M11 (based on MEPIS) File managers: Thunar and ROX-Filer Window manager: IceWM I know that the file associations in the Rox-Filer file manager are in the ~/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types directory. These scripts control what application opens up when I click on a file in the Rox-Filer file manager. Where are the file associations in the Thunar file manager, and how do I change them? When I click on a file in the Thunar window manager, I still get AbiWord for *.doc and *.odt files and Gnumeric for *.xls files. Please note that I'm aware of right-click - Open with Another Application. I'm looking for the solution that involves command line or directly editing files, as I need to automate the procedure on behalf of Swift Linux users. Jason While I can't help with the command line solution you are seeking, I have found that by right clicking on the file you wish to open (e.g. a *.doc) and selecting properties from the context menu, you can then change the association in a way that is far more permanent than trying to fix it via the open with option. But, as I admitted, this will not help you with the command line solution. AG -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e4654a1.50...@gmail.com
Re: How do you change file associations in Thunar?
I looked at the /usr/share/mime/glob and /usr/share/mime/glob2 files, and it says at the top that these files should not be edited because they were generated with the update-mime-database command. So how do I use the update-mime-database command to make the changes I need to make? On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:30:32 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:39:21 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote: (...) Where are the file associations in the Thunar file manager, and how do I change them? When I click on a file in the Thunar window manager, I still get AbiWord for *.doc and *.odt files and Gnumeric for *.xls files. (...) Take a look into this forum thread (specially message #5) and see if that helps: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=76836 -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110813105445.fe977843.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com
Re: How do you change file associations in Thunar?
On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:54:45 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote: On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:30:32 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: Where are the file associations in the Thunar file manager, and how do I change them? When I click on a file in the Thunar window manager, I still get AbiWord for *.doc and *.odt files and Gnumeric for *.xls files. (...) Take a look into this forum thread (specially message #5) and see if that helps: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=76836 I looked at the /usr/share/mime/glob and /usr/share/mime/glob2 files, and it says at the top that these files should not be edited because they were generated with the update-mime-database command. So how do I use the update-mime-database command to make the changes I need to make? Hum... true. That scares a bit, I agree :-) If you want to take the correct path, take a look at GNOME docs for mime types and how to edit them in the right way: http://library.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/mimetypes-modifying.html.en or this one from FreeDesktop: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/AddingMIMETutor Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.13.18.20...@gmail.com
How do you change file associations in Thunar?
OS: antiX Linux M11 (based on MEPIS) File managers: Thunar and ROX-Filer Window manager: IceWM I know that the file associations in the Rox-Filer file manager are in the ~/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types directory. These scripts control what application opens up when I click on a file in the Rox-Filer file manager. Where are the file associations in the Thunar file manager, and how do I change them? When I click on a file in the Thunar window manager, I still get AbiWord for *.doc and *.odt files and Gnumeric for *.xls files. Please note that I'm aware of right-click - Open with Another Application. I'm looking for the solution that involves command line or directly editing files, as I need to automate the procedure on behalf of Swift Linux users. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110812173921.e1c1680a.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com
