[newbie] File associations
Can anybody help ? Brosing files w/Konqueror as root I right-clicked on on a .cfg file to set default acton to always open w/kedit. After that, when I click on a directory (as root) I get an error message saying that KDEinit could not launch kedit. Where is the right placeto correct this stupid mistake ? Looking thru System/Configuration/KDE/Components/File associations does'nt help. b.t.w. Konqueror as user works as normal. I'm running 10.1 CE -- Trygve Seljeflot Registered Linux user #301296 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File associations
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 18:43, Trygve Seljeflot wrote: Can anybody help ? Brosing files w/Konqueror as root I right-clicked on on a .cfg file to set default acton to always open w/kedit. After that, when I click on a directory (as root) I get an error message saying that KDEinit could not launch kedit. Where is the right placeto correct this stupid mistake ? Looking thru System/Configuration/KDE/Components/File associations does'nt help. Are you sure? That's where I'd look. IIRC the last time someone had a similar problem the solution was there under 'inode'. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File associations
On Saturday 30 October 2004 21:14, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 18:43, Trygve Seljeflot wrote: Can anybody help ? Brosing files w/Konqueror as root I right-clicked on on a .cfg file to set default acton to always open w/kedit. After that, when I click on a directory (as root) I get an error message saying that KDEinit could not launch kedit. Where is the right placeto correct this stupid mistake ? Looking thru System/Configuration/KDE/Components/File associations does'nt help. Are you sure? That's where I'd look. IIRC the last time someone had a similar problem the solution was there under 'inode'. Anne Well, as a newbie i'm never sure ;-) , but you're right, after loggin in as root and doin the config everything works OK. Thanks alot. -- Trygve Seljeflot Registered Linux user #301296 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] File Associations lost
I installed Mandrake 10.0 Official Edition, on a PII 450Mhz., yesterday, and, I must say, it's great - so far. Only one little annoyance: I have my file associations tweaked just the way I want them, and I realise that I want/need to install some software from the CD's using rpmdrake. When I am finished installing, I realise that my file associations have been altered. This happens every time I install somethng from the CD's. So, three questions: 1. Why does this happen? 2. How can I prevent it? If I can't, is there a config file somewhere that I can copy (before install) and restore (after install) to get my file association back without having to use the control centre? 3. Am I the only one experiencing this little annoyance? If there were a file containing the file associations/settings, I suppose I could create a bash script to restore my file associations after I install anything - this would be much easier. I found that I like bash scripts - after creating one that will back-up all my personal file in a matter of seconds. Thank you in advance for any help, Ian MacGregor -- Registered Linux User #350412 MacGregor Despite Them! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File Associations lost
Le jeu 22/04/2004 à 16:20, Ian MacGregor a écrit : 3. Am I the only one experiencing this little annoyance? Same here... Sorry this is the only answer I have :-) -- Alexandre Aractingi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File Associations lost
That's OK. If enough people complain, maybe someone will do something about the problem. On Thursday 22 April 2004 7:25 am, Alexandre Aractingi wrote: Le jeu 22/04/2004 à 16:20, Ian MacGregor a écrit : 3. Am I the only one experiencing this little annoyance? Same here... Sorry this is the only answer I have :-) -- Registered Linux User #350412 MacGregor Despite Them! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File Associations lost
On Thursday 22 April 2004 7:25 am, Alexandre Aractingi wrote: Le jeu 22/04/2004 à 16:20, Ian MacGregor a écrit : 3. Am I the only one experiencing this little annoyance? Same here... Sorry this is the only answer I have :-) PS: I only noticed it in KDE, I think it is related to the fact that menus are updated when installing a new software. I usually use XFCE4 with ROX as my file manager and this doesn't happen... -- Alexandre Aractingi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File Associations lost
Same here. :( On 22 Apr 2004, at 15:29, Ian MacGregor wrote: That's OK. If enough people complain, maybe someone will do something about the problem. On Thursday 22 April 2004 7:25 am, Alexandre Aractingi wrote: Le jeu 22/04/2004 à 16:20, Ian MacGregor a écrit : 3. Am I the only one experiencing this little annoyance? Same here... Sorry this is the only answer I have :-) -- Registered Linux User #350412 MacGregor Despite Them! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] file associations
Same for me, too, I wish to cause x11amp to play mp3 files rather than kmp3 or that other one. On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Pittman, Merle mewed: Anyone know how to change file associations. You know in KDE it sets a default app with a file type and loads it in that app on a file click. Well, I want to change the default app for PDF files to Acroread. It ia currently XPDF and GS. Merle Pittman xwave solutions 709-724-7598 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
Re: [newbie] File Associations in KDE
One way to do this: Run KDEAppFinder so that KDE finds the Adobe Reader. Then add the Adobe Reader to the Panel. Click with the right mouse button on the panel button for Adobe, then click "Properties". Go to the execute tab, where you can now add the pdf-type from the right column to the left column. If you like, click on the icon so that you can also change the default icon to, say, the Acrobat symbol. Click "OK". When opening a pdf file from kfm, you can now click the right button to choose whether you want Kghostview or Adobe to open it. To make kfm automatically select the reader, you may have to follow the same procedure with kghostview, only deselct the pdf-type from the right column in the "execute" tab of "properties". Then you can delete either from the panel if you like. I am sure that there is an easier/better way but this will work. Interestingly, when I installed the latest beta of Adobe Reader for Linux, the installation script automatically associated *.pdf files with the reader. Best Idris "Mark A. Walters" wrote: Using the KDE desktop, how do I associate a application w/ a file type? For example, I would like to associate ".pdf" files w/ the Adobe Acrobat program. I can't find anyplace in the system to allow me to do this. Mark W.
Re: [newbie] File Associations in KDE
On Wed, 05 May 1999, you wrote: One way to do this: Run KDEAppFinder so that KDE finds the Adobe Reader. Then add the Adobe Reader to the Panel. Click with the right mouse button on the panel button for Adobe, then click "Properties". Go to the execute tab, where you can now add the pdf-type from the right column to the left column. If you like, click on the icon so that you can also change the default icon to, say, the Acrobat symbol. Click "OK". When opening a pdf file from kfm, you can now click the right button to choose whether you want Kghostview or Adobe to open it. To make kfm automatically select (snip) Best Idris How about associaing. html with Netscape so Netscape will open for web sites inside e-mail messages etc. Thanks, -- Jonathan Dlouhy Principal Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you." -- Darth Vader
[newbie] File Associations in KDE
Using the KDE desktop, how do I associate a application w/ a file type? For example, I would like to associate ".pdf" files w/ the Adobe Acrobat program. I can't find anyplace in the system to allow me to do this. Mark W.
