[gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Mick
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 suc

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Erik Hahn
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 05:05:46PM +, 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?

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Mick
On Monday 22 December 2008, Erik Hahn wrote: > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 05:05:46PM +, 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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Robert Bridge
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:05:46 + 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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Dale
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 fi

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
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 .do

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Robert Bridge
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:34:26 -0600 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 .

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Dale
Robert Bridge wrote: > On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:34:26 -0600 > 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 pd

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-22 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 23 December 2008, Dale wrote: > Robert Bridge wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:34:26 -0600 > > > > 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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-23 Thread Philip Webb
081223 Mick wrote: > I am running Fluxbox which is lighter than KDE > and when I just want to poke around a GUI quickly > I have found that Konqueror takes quite a few seconds to fire up. > Gentoo (file manager) pops up in no time at all and uses less resources. FYI & others', there's a very nice

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-23 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 23 December 2008 04:34:26 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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-23 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 23 December 2008, Philip Webb wrote: > 081223 Mick wrote: > > I am running Fluxbox which is lighter than KDE > > and when I just want to poke around a GUI quickly > > I have found that Konqueror takes quite a few seconds to fire up. > > Gentoo (file manager) pops up in no time at all and

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-23 Thread Philip Webb
081224 Mick wrote: > On Tuesday 23 December 2008, Philip Webb wrote: >> FYI & others', there's a very nice lightweight FM called 'vifm', >> which is in Portage & uses Vim-style commands in a terminal; >> no FM cb faster & it's highly configurable with many features. >> When I want to do heavy lifti

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-23 Thread Dale
Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 23 December 2008 04:34:26 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 f

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo File Manager

2008-12-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 24 December 2008 03:58:29 Dale wrote: > > I guess the eggnog must taste real good down in your next of the woods > > this time of year :-) > > > > > >   > > Well, I'm a t'totaller myself.  I leave the drinking up to my brother. I found a new beer - Becks - with 0% alcohol. All the tas