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Re: Konqueror File Associations



On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 12:02:59PM -0400, Steven Feinstein wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
> 
> > Steven Feinstein wrote:
> > 
> >>I'm trying to set the file associations in Konqueror.  It seems that if I
> >>select an app from the main KDE menus, the association stays.  If I select
> >>an app from the Debian menu, I lose the association.
> >>
> >>Is there something in the KDE menus that the file association needs to
> >>work?
> >>Does the app have to be a KDE app?  Is there something else I can try?
> >>
> What I want to do from within Konqueror is to be able to click on a file and
> have it open in an application of my choosing.  For example, most videos on
> my machine open in kaboodle.  I would prefer they open in MPlayer.  Graphic
> files open in kview (I think) I reprefer XnView.  And, PDFs open in KPDF or
> KGhostView (I forget which) I prefer xPDF.  Right now the only way to do
> this is click on Open With... and select the app.  I don't want to have to
> do this every time.  So, I would like to change the application that
> Konqueror assoicates with a file.
> 
> Steve

When you add the file association, try entering the full path. For
example, for Mplayer enter "/usr/bin/gmplayer".  

-- 
Jerome

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