Re: How to stipulate default applications in GNOME
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:55:24 +0100, AG wrote:
> In GNOME, if the options selected under "preferred applications" for
> browsers doesn't get applied, how can I set an application to be the
> default?
Hum... it depends.
> Case in point: I use Kmail & Icedove, and want Iceape as my default
> browser for clicking links, etc. Icedove remembers this and complies,
> but KMail keeps opening Konqueror. I seem to recall that there was a
> way I could set up a default, but don't remember the specifics.
Have you tried using Konqueror's file association? *.html/*.htm → Iceape
I am a bit outdated with today's konqueror capabilities but in the age of
KDE 3.5.x there existed such menu :-)
> Also, whilst on this topic, is there a centralised location in which all
> these kinds of commands are listed? I've looked through the wiki and
> cannot lay eyes on anything, but I had in mind the commands to set
> sun-java as the default (I do know how to do that), set default
> applications, etc. The wiki has the instruction on setting up
> flashplayer-plugin but I was hoping to find maybe a list of these tips
> and tricks that the seasoned veterans would know.
>
> Any ideas?
Well, that depends.
Desktop environments tend to... "facilitate"? (sigh, I really doubt it)
user's life by developing their default applications/applets to manage
this (file association/mime types and handlers) and in addition to this,
there is also "update-alternatives" that can be used system wide to set
some default applications like the java version or flash plugin to use
but sometimes it conflicts with DE own settings/file configurations.
And to make things even more difficult, you are running a KDE application
inside a GNOME session so how to set the defaults may vary dependening on
the app you're talking about ;-)
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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